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

A Killer By Design: Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind by Burgess, Ann Wolbert. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781802790320.

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.