1.5
Killer Charm
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In this collection of horrifyingly true stories, Linda Fairstein provides an in-depth look inside the minds of such psychopaths as Ted Bundy and the Craigslist Killer. Drawing on decades of experience as a sex crimes prosecutor in New York City, she delves into the atrocities of these cold-blooded criminals and explains how they target their unsuspecting victims. A true victim advocate, she deftly touches on taboo subjects like law enforcement's astounding failure to process rape kits, as well as the false rape claims that ruin innocent people's lives.
With her background in the Special Victims Bureau, Fairstein offers an unfiltered view of rape in the United States. But she doesn't stop there: She uses her understanding of the inner workings of violent criminals' minds to outline ways for women to protect themselves.
Originally published in
magazine and collected here for the first time, each essay features a new introduction by the author.
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Jeslyn Fontenot
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“Not at all what I was expecting. I just thought I'd finished the introduction and it was the end of the book! No idea why this was published as a book. It works as an introduction but really doesn't give any information that most people, especially anyone interested in reading a book about psychopaths, wouldn't already know. Almost seemed like an excuse to mention higher profile cases she'd been involved in as she didn't actually give any detail about anything. Very disappointed.”
JenH
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“I'm not sure why this is listed as a book. It took me five minutes to read and seemed more like an essay than anything else.”
Nikki in Niagara
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“I'm not exactly sure of the purpose of publishing this short essay, originally published in a magazine, as a standalone. It would be better served to publish a book's worth collection of such essays but nevertheless it was an entertaining read on how psychopathic serial killers can seem to be very charming people in their everyday "normal" lives. The addition of a new introduction to the essay by the author also adds to the reading experience.”
About Linda Fairstein
Linda Fairstein is one of America’s foremost legal experts on violent crimes against women and children, and a former chief of the Manhattan District Attorney’s pioneering Special Victims Bureau. She developed many of the techniques that have revolutionized the prosecution of sexual predators, including her early introduction of DNA as a forensic tool. Fairstein is also the author of an internationally bestselling series of crime novels featuring her fictional alter ego, Alex Cooper. The fourteenth book in the series,
, was published in July 2012. Fairstein has been a contributing editor to
magazine since 2002. Visit her website at www.lindafairstein.com.
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