Schechter has authored several popular books on serial and mass murder, and this one is quite satisfying. Information is presented in an alphabetical format by topic, and there are some decent pictures. Although basically written at an introductory level, I found enough new information to keep me interested. These horrific snapshots of the mutilated remnants of a hostile world are taken from the private scrapbook of a Los Angeles detective and were collected from the 1920 s to the 1950 s. Tejaratchi s tome should be mandatory reading material next to the hymnals in every church pew in America.
Life is always dangerous and often nasty, and death is never pretty.
2.13.61 Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 1910, Los Angeles, CA 90078. His prose is gritty and very convincing, and there are plenty of photos to back up his stories, most of them stills from his films. Zedd doesn t give his exact age, but he must be at least mid-40 s. Westgate Dr., St. Paul, MN 55114-1065. This German import is a coffee-table book of more than 150 of the grimmest photos I ve seen.