Serial killers
Subtitle: the method and madness of monsters
By: Peter Vronsky
Edition: Electronic ed.
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9780786554201
Copyright date: 2004
Subjects: Murder; Psychology; Serial murders; TRUE CRIME; General; Case studies; Serial murderers; Pathological Psychology
Notes: Title from e-book title screen (viewed May17, 2005).

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: PART ONE: A HISTORY OF MONSTERS: The postmodern age of serial homocide, 1970-2000; title: A brief history of serial homocide; title: PART TWO: THE METHOD AND MADNESS: Classifying serial killers; title: The evolution of monstrosity; title: The question of madness; title: Serial killers as children; title: The serial murderer's first kill; title: The killing times; title: The art and science of criminal profiling; title: Surviving a serial killer.