The Need to Kill: Inside the World of the Serial Killer
You've heard the myths about serial murder. All serial killers had horrific childhoods. They have an uncanny ability to elude the police. They prey on anyone who crosses their path. They're mutants from hell. Above all, they're not like us.Those are the myths. InThe Need to Kill, one of the field's leading researchers tells you who the serial killers really are. The reality may be even more frightening than the myths.Drawing on 20+ years' research—including experience as a homicide investigator—Dr. Steven A. Egger brings new clarity to questions that are rarely answered accurately in the media.Egger profiles seven of history's most notorious serial killers, including John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Henry Lee Lucas, and Jeffrey Dahmer. You'll go behind the scenes with the investigators, discovering exactly how they work. You'll also learn about unsolved cases of serial murder from across the U.S. … the work of killers who may still be out there, planning to strike again.Both terrifying and thought provoking,The Need to Killis the one book that truly illuminates the phenomenon of serial murder.This isn'tSilence of the Lambs. This is reality.