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cinchona's review against another edition
2.0
This was only ok. While the stories are clear and fairly well-explained, they aren't as gripping and the forensics isn't as interesting as I expected. This is basically like a low-budget TV show that comes on the history channel at 3am.
staceyliu95's review against another edition
4.0
This is a very excellent book that kept me reading it all day long
karenangela_1's review against another edition
4.0
While I found this an interesting and enjoyable read I do have a slight problem with a comment made by the author at the end of the book
"These stories are better than fiction, so let's hope for some real-life sequels."
while I agree that true life crime stories are better than fictional ones and I do enjoy reading them I am not hoping that more people are murdered so that I'll have something to read.
"These stories are better than fiction, so let's hope for some real-life sequels."
while I agree that true life crime stories are better than fictional ones and I do enjoy reading them I am not hoping that more people are murdered so that I'll have something to read.
kaseyd's review
3.0
Very, very disappointing read. Besides being mediocrely written at best, this book did not live up to what it promised to be. Many of the stories did not have anything to do with forensics at all, and those that did woefully lacked any sort of detail whatsoever. That is true for the details of the crimes as well—there was a focus on the violence of specific instances but not the overall case, which would’ve been fine had the details about the forensics been even close to sufficient or satisfying. I am very frustrated with this book and now perfectly understand why it was on the bargain shelf in B&N.
julesgou's review against another edition
3.0
I have read previous reviews of this novel and I have to agree with one of them. The last line of this book isn't the most appropriate for a novel about Serial Killers.
This book did a pretty good job in explaining the forensics of the cases and giving a good overview of them. However, I felt like the forensics part of the crimes were just glossed over. I wish there had been more detail about how the police used the science to solve the crime. I wish there had been more of the science of the forensics than the case themselves. While the background facts of the case are important, I feel like the entire idea for this book was forensics and the more detailed information wasn't there.
This book would be a good read if you want a quick overview of the forensics used in the cases. Ramsland did a good job of stating the facts of the case and how forensics aided in solving it. It was intriguing to see the way that the police and other fields interact with each other for one common goal; saving the lives of other people.
This book did a pretty good job in explaining the forensics of the cases and giving a good overview of them. However, I felt like the forensics part of the crimes were just glossed over. I wish there had been more detail about how the police used the science to solve the crime. I wish there had been more of the science of the forensics than the case themselves. While the background facts of the case are important, I feel like the entire idea for this book was forensics and the more detailed information wasn't there.
This book would be a good read if you want a quick overview of the forensics used in the cases. Ramsland did a good job of stating the facts of the case and how forensics aided in solving it. It was intriguing to see the way that the police and other fields interact with each other for one common goal; saving the lives of other people.
vulveeta's review against another edition
2.0
save yourself the trouble and just read the final overview chapter. i'm unsure how the author could take such an easy (in that it's inherently interesting, imo) subject and make it so boring. the only thing it really has going for it is that its major focus is primarily on more obscure killers.
also: "These stories are better than fiction, so let's hope for some real-life sequels." really????? let's hope for more serial killers to systematically target and attack, rape, and murder primarily women and children so we have some new fun stuff to read? REALLY? way to end your already boring book on such an inexplicably sour note, lady.
also: "These stories are better than fiction, so let's hope for some real-life sequels." really????? let's hope for more serial killers to systematically target and attack, rape, and murder primarily women and children so we have some new fun stuff to read? REALLY? way to end your already boring book on such an inexplicably sour note, lady.
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