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This book details the manhunt for the Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo. What the book reveals about the soviet legal system is almost as frightening as the horrific murders perpetrated by Chikatilo; a number of innocents perished as a result of shoddy and criminal investigative and judicial practices. Mr Cullen took the time do do some research and interview some of the principals involved; this is not a hastily- crafted story scribbled in haste to capitalize on a sensational story. One pr
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I'm a sucker for books about real life serial killers (yet trust me, I'm still a pretty nice guy) and this one (which was later made into a solid HBO movie) delivered the goods. What made it especially interesting was the Russian setting and how it focussed on the frustration of the lead investigator who wanted to use modern psychological techniques to track the killer, but was stifled by the communist political system he worked in. This real life story is somewhat remindful of the fictional plo
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