OBSESSION

Hardback. 1st UK edn. The FBI's legendary profiler probes the psyches of killers, rapists, and stalkers and their victims and tells how to fight back. The author's ability to become both predator and prey has brought him to the edge of a killer's madness in some of the most famous criminal investigations of our time. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny understanding of the perpetrators, he draws from these cases to portray the chilling obsessions that compel the murderers, rapists, and stalkers in our midst. Behind the scenes, he portrays the obsessions that drive him and his law enforcement colleagues as they unravel the motives behind these terrifying acts - and shows how America can fight back against violent crime. Featuring amongst others : Gary Heidnik, Ted Bundy and Ed Gein. Illus. + Index. 379pp. 8vo h/back. With tiny label to fpd and v. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. in Nr. F. dw.