A Killer By Design: Murderers Mindhunters and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind

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I think you have something here I said This could lead to a whole new way of understanding criminal behaviour. As far as I know no ones ever tried to figure out why serial killers kill. The implications are profound. Haunting heartfelt and deeply human Dr Ann Burgesss remarkable memoir combines a riveting personal narrative of fearless feminism and ambition bone-chilling encounters with real-life monsters and a revealing portrait of the ever-evolving US criminal justice system. A Killer By Design will inspire terrify and enlighten you in equal measure. It forces us to confront the age-old question What drives someone to kill and how can we stop them? Of all the colleagues Ive worked with Ann is one of the sharpest and one of the toughest ... She taught us how to harness the chaos of serial killers minds and helped us decipher the undecipherable. Id recommend that everyone read A Killer By Design; not only is it a great page-turner but its about time Anns story was heard - JOHN E. DOUGLAS former FBI criminal profiler and bestselling author of Mindhunter.