Serial Killers With Deadly Intent

by Igloo Books

Why does someone become a serial killer, murdering not once, but over and over again, in a planned and methodical way? How does murder become such a cold and calculated act? Ted Bundy, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, Fred and Rosemary West, all are portrayed here, along with the lives and crimes of over 100 others, all revealed with precision and insight.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction

224 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2009

About the author

Igloo Books publishes high-quality, affordable books for every kind of reader. From illustrated storybooks, novelty and board books, wipe-clean learning, licensed advent calendars, to coloring, sticker, and activity books, we have something for everybody between the ages of 0 to 100. We are the global leader of mass-market publishing with a world-wide reach in 77 countries across 64 languages. As of 2021 our products are climate neutral and we actively strive to remove, replace, and reduce plastic and excess in all our products.

Reviews

[readerofreallife]

I gained more insight from this lavishly illustrated hardback, ultimately just another generic overview of serial killers, than I thought I would. I bought it primarily to support the charity associated with the purchase, and because true crime is my favourite genre.

The glossy hardcover book features over 100 serial killers, making it quite comprehensive. Many of the names were new to me, and I plan to investigate some of them further. I liked that it covers murderers from all over the globe, including a few who date back centuries.

Even as someone well-versed in reading about such topics, there were many moments when I felt horrified. While I find these stories morbidly fascinating, I am also disgusted by the evil that exists in the world.

The book does not provide in-depth analyses (there is simply no room), but it does offer a fair overview of each murderer listed. I noticed some inaccuracies in the case studies of several individuals I was familiar with, which seems to happen a lot in these types of books.

In short, it serves as a good introduction for anyone just becoming interested in this topic, and one you can easily dip in and out of. For me, it added a few more names to my future true crime reading list. Also, it kept reminding me how fortunate I am to have never encountered such individuals.

[Kathryn Minn]

This book was a really interesting read, I would recommend it to anyone who likes anything of true crime. I thought that it was really well written and that it had just the right amount of text to pictures and gave just enough information so that you aren't bogged down with reels of facts, which some true crime books can overdo. There isn't really anything wrong that I can find about it, I would probably read it again at some points, or at least refer back to it as it would be a great book for reference.

[Kathryn Minn]

This book was a really interesting read, I would recommend it to anyone who likes anything of true crime. I thought that it was really well written and that it had just the right amount of text to pictures and gave just enough information so that you aren’t bogged down with reels of facts, which some true crime books can overdo. There isn’t really anything wrong that I can find about it, I would probably read it again at some points, or at least refer back to it as it would be a great book for reference.

[Ola]

3.5
A quick and informative read. What a horrible world.

[Claire Biggs]

An interesting read into the more un-heard of murders that happened over the years, a scary read into the lives of these murderers and how they were eventually caught

[Christine]

basically this is the name this is the crime and this is the time. nothing interesting, hardest book i have read to date

[Elyse Russell]

While I have always found serial killers to be very interesting psychologically, this book is opening up a few new questions for me, as it sometimes covers the serial killer's wives. This is not a subject I had considered before, and it fascinates me. Often the women were forced to watch the crimes/murders, and did not often participate themselves, as though the killers drew some kind of high from having an audience to their atrocities. At times, they would participate, but the larger number of them merely sat by and watched. I have to wonder how they reached this point of either indifference or possibly pleasure at watching these murders. Were they slowly brainwashed into the acts of their husbands? How could they sit by callously through the murders and other crimes? If they were brainwashed and forced into submission, then how?
Also, I noticed that, while there are many more male serial killers than female, the difference between how the two sexes committed their murders is very interesting. The males tended to be more violent, using weapons or strangulation, whereas the females typically used more subversive methods, usually through poisoning. The murders committed by male serial killers are also typically sexual in nature in some way, whereas the murders committed by females often are not. Also, the females often see themselves as "caregivers," killing/"saving" their victims in soothing, maternal roles.
This book presents the overall facts of 100 of the most notorious serial killers. While the content is itself intriguing, it is the thoughts that it provokes beyond the text that make it a worthwhile read.

[TheCuriousDeer]

I've been reading this over the last few months, it's actually pretty much the only non fiction book I have, other than some autobiographies!!

There is so much information in this book, so many killers and crimes.

I'm definitely going to delve back into this book in the near future!

[Brandi Tryan]

Call me weird, but I am fascinated and revolted at the behavior of some people. The idea that someone can commit such crimes makes me try harder to find the positive things in the world around me.

[Clifford Hunlen]

This book was insterresting when I picked it upi couldn't put it down the thing these people make you think what is going on in other people head