serial killers

Describes the psychology behind female serial killers and discusses their influences, motives and more.

Examines the 1998 death of Kathleen Grundy in England and the forensic evidence that convicted her physician, Dr. Harold Shipman of her murder.

"... [an] analysis of the behavior and psychology behind the life and crimes of ... prolific killers from history..."--Back cover.

Tenma, in searching for information about the 511 Kinderheim orphanage, and Johan's twin sister Anna, who wants to stop her brother herself, are both led by their investigations to a powerful neo-Nazi organization that conspires to establish Johan as their new superleader.

Gaia is recruited to join the world's elite crime fighting organization and leaves behind a life of crime, but as she learns the strict codes and procedures of the FBI, she pushes her body and mind to the limit.

After he is left paralyzed from the shoulders down, noted New York forensic investigator Lincoln Rhyme must rely on his assitant, rookie Amelia Donaghy, to help him track down the serial killer who is terrorizing New York City.

Gwen Proctor escaped her serial-killer husband and saved her family. What she can?t seem to outrun is his notoriety. Or the sick internet vigilantes still seeking to avenge his crimes. For Gwen, hiding isn?t an option. Not when her only mission is to create a normal life for her kids. But now, a threatened woman has reached out. Marlene Crockett, from the remote town of Wolfhunter, is panicked for herself and her daughter. When Gwen arrives in the small, isolated rural community, Marlene is already dead?her own daughter blamed for the murder. Except that?s not the person Marlene feared at all. And Gwen isn?t leaving until she finds out who that was. But it may already be too late. A trap has been set. And it?s poised to snap shut on everyone Gwen loves. Her stalkers are closing in. And in a town as dark as Wolfhunter, it?s so easy for them to hide.

Kidnapped and raised by serial killers, Charlotte Rowe suffered an ordeal that made her infamous. Everyone in the world knew who she was. But no one in the world has any idea what she's become.

Dr. Christopher Kellan spends his days at Loveland Psychiatric Hospital, overseeing a unit known as Alpha Twelve, home to the most deranged and psychotic killers imaginable. His newest patient, Donny Ray Smith, is accused of murdering ten young girls and making their bodies disappear. But during his first encounter with Donny, Christopher finds something else unsettling: the man looks familiar.

Whenever another kid goes missing in October, the Pender kids know what is really behind it: a horrific monster out in the marshes they have named the Mumbler. That's what Clara's new crew tells her when she moves to town: Bree and Sage, who take her under their wing; spirited Trace, who has taken the lead on this year's Halloween prank war; and magnetic Kincaid, whose devil-may-care attitude and air of mystery are impossible for Clara to resist. Clara doesn't actually believe in the Mumbler. But as Halloween gets closer and tensions build in the town, it's hard to shake the feeling that there really is something dark and dangerous in Pender, lurking in the shadows, waiting to bring the stories to life.