Author:Norman.Lucas
In this book crime reporter Norman Lucas, with help of forensic psychiatrist Dr Arthur Hyatt Williams, examines the cases of thirty sex killers including -
* Pauline and Juliet, the teenage lesbians whose bizarre fantasies ended in murder
* Peter Kuerton, the 'Monster of Dusseldorf'
* Sylvestre Matuschka, the Hungarian multiple-killer who found sexual satisfaction amidst the carnage of train crashes
* Gordon Cummins, the 'Ripper of the Blitz'
* Neville Heath, the 'Casanova Killer'
Dazzling ... A bravura performance ... As well built a thrill machine as a suspense novel can be
—— New York TimesThe combination of Japan-bashing and murder mystery makes for provocative reading
—— Marilyn Wilson , Daily MailCrichton pulls off a slick thriller at a cracking pace
—— Mike Ripley , Daily TelegraphEngrossing and memorably exciting
—— Anthony Quinton , Evening StandardA great storyteller who knows how to make sure that the reader has to turn the pages out of a desperate need to find out what is going to happen next.
—— John Mortimer , Sunday TimesUnequalled ability to build a sustain suspense
—— Peter Guttridge , ObserverRemarkable . . . genuinely clever and learned, often funny, brilliantly constructed and surprisingly touching . . . a debut of scintillating intelligence and scope.
—— Mail on Sunday