serial murderers

Ted Bundy, BTK, Lonnie Franklin Jr. ("the Grim Sleeper"), and Anthony Sowell ("the Cleveland Strangler"), what made these men into serial killers? Examination by authorities and professionals has given some insight into the minds of these serial killers and others, and psychology students will learn about the most current psychoanalysis of these modern-day murderers. The text also includes a personality disorder self-assessment quiz readers can take to learn more about psychopathy, the most common psychological condition for serial killers.

"Describes the psychology behind serial killers who used medicine as their weapon of choice"--.

Looks at cannibal serial killers and what motivates them.

"A girl's unsettling connection with a serial killer leads her on a potentially deadly manhunt"--Provided by publisher.

"John Wayne Cleaver hunts demons: they've killed his neighbors, his family, and the girl he loves, but in the end he's always won. Now he works for a secret government kill team, using his gift to hunt and kill as many monsters as he can. But the monsters have noticed, and the quiet game of cat and mouse is about to erupt into a full scale supernatural war. John doesn't want the life he's stuck with. He doesn't want the FBI bossing him around, he doesn't want his only friend imprisoned in a mental ward, and he doesn't want to face the terrifying cannibal who calls himself The Hunter. John doesn't want to kill people. But as the song says, you can't always get what you want. John has learned that the hard way; his clothes have the stains to prove it. When John again faces evil, he'll know what he hasto do."--Provided by publisher.

Inspector Lestrade calls upon the unconventional Sherlock Holmes after the savage killing of two prostitutes in London in 1888 that are attributed to Jack the Ripper, and Holmes is forced to break a few rules when a journalist accuses him of being the very villain he is trying to catch.

"John Wayne Cleaver hunts demons: they've killed his neighbors, his family, and the girl he loves, but in the end he's always won. Now he works for a secret government kill team, using his gift to hunt and kill as many monsters as he can. but the monsters have noticed, and the quiet game of cat and mouse is about to erupt into a full scale supernatural war. John doesn't want the life he's stuck with. He doesn't want the FBI bossing him around, he doesn't want his only friend imprisoned in a mental ward, and he doesn't want to face the terrifying cannibal who calls himself The Hunter. John doesn't want to kill people. But as the song says, you can't always get what you want. John has learned that the hard way; his clothes have the stains to prove it. When John again faces evil, he'll know what he has to do. The Devil's Only Friend is the first book in a brand-new John Wayne Cleaver trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Dan Wells"--.

Top plastic surgeon Elijah Creem is renowed for his skills and for his wild, partying lifestyle. Creem enjoys his life until Alex Cross becomes a part of it. When three women are found murdered, and rumors of not one, but three serial killers throws Washington D.C. into a frenzy, Alex discovers that Creem's parties are not what they seem.

Literary researcher Harold White, having been inducted in the Baker Street Irregulars, a group of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts, embarks on a search for a missing diary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and investigates the murder of the world's leading Doylean scholar.

"Unexpectedly called in to the Charlotte PD's Cold Case Unit, Dr. Temperance Brennan wonders why she's been asked to meet with a homicide cop who's a long way from his own jurisdiction. The shocking answer: Two child murders, separated by thousands of miles, have one thing in common - the killer. Years ago, Anique Pomerleau kidnapped and murdered a string of girls in Canada, then narrowly eluded capture. It was a devastating defeat for her pursuers, Brennan, and police detective Andrew Ryan. Now, as if summoned from their nightmares, Pomerleau has resurfaced in the United States, linked to victims in Vermont and North Carolina. When another child is snatched, the reign of terror promises to continue - unless Brennan can rise to the challenge and make good on her second chance to stop a psychopath. But Brennan will have to draw her bitter ex-partner out of exile, keep the local police and feds from one another's throats, and face more than just her own demons as she stalks the deadliest of predators into the darkest depths of madness."--from back cover.