Talking with Serial Killers: A chilling study of the world's most evil people

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On finding out the truth, these innocents often experience a strange kind of guilt for not having recognised the killer in their home, as well as having to face the grim reality of betrayal and deceit. Added to which....the majority of cases described are not those of serial killers, but rather a seemingly random selection of women who have killed once. Mă intrigau motivele unei femei, deși sunt arhicunoscute, de aceea am fost foarte atentă la interviul cu Aileen Carol Wuornos. Se pare că femeile reprezintă doar 2% din numărul infractorilor care au fost condamnați la moarte în SUA, un procentaj mic, dar înfricoșător dacă dai la o parte cortina. Talking With Serial Killers by Christopher Berry Dee is a collection of conversations between the investigative criminologist and some of the worlds most disturbed individuals. This book looks at the crimes of these people and gives an account of their perception of what they did and in some cases gives answers to what drove them to commit such heinous crimes. The audiobook itself, which is how I read this book, is okay, although I wish it was done in more of the interview style rather than the narrator just reading off the conversation with the killer - this seems like it could have been possible as there is a section at the beginning of each chapter there is a recording of the killer themselves talking, which was very interesting to listen too - other than that, the audio book was fine, and the voices the narrator used for each of the serial killers were on the ok side to listen to as well.

Although interesting I struggled with the fact that he spoke about each killer differently, some of them you got parts of actual conversations with the killers and their feelings but others you didn’t. A lot of the time I wasn’t sure if he was talking about facts or his opinion/own summarised version of things. A fascinating read about 9 prolific serial killers, many of whom I had not heard of from other documentaries

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The final thing I want to highlight in this review is the awful editing, throughout the book, there are examples of poor proofreading, spelling errors and sentences that make no sense. While a few punctuation errors are forgivable and expected, no one is perfect, I don't expect to find sentences that make no sense, words that have been repeated, punctuation that is in the wrong place and formatting that wasn't maintained. The format of the chapters seemed to be that the heading was the name of the killer and each section had a paragraph depicting their method of killing, a small section about their method and the victims. This structure was randomly abandoned in later chapters and would then be used again a few chapters later. The inconsistency of this format makes it appear that he knew most of the killers in the book were not serial killers and didn't want to highlight that by stating their number of victims, making it glaringly obvious to anyone that the title is misleading. He is very repetitive in his writing too. He mentioned the crimes being akin to Stephen king books three times throughout the book This is my first non-fiction, documentary read for years and I have to admit the book is such an 'enlightenment' albeit its dwellings into the darkest minds and their 'modus operandi' which are really disturbing. Oh yes, a book titled 'talking with female serial killers' which includes plenty of women who aren't serial killers.

Finally, and the reason I ultimately gave this book only one star, is that the misogyny throughout the book is pretty damn ridiculous, especially given the fact that, at the start of the book, Berry-Dee actually calls out the misogynistic way some men have written about women in the past.He also frequently implies that women who like sex are immoral and therefore more likely to be murderers... Furthermore, by referring to these killers as monsters the author somehow draws a line between us and them. It creates an illusion these killers are not humans, they must be something else. By doing that it unfortunately sends a misleading message that serial killers can be easily spotted, that they are not someone's wife/husband, daughter/son but this odd entity.

This book is a really good read in terms of subject matter and reading words spoken by the serial killer themselves. There is a great deal revealed by the killers than TV shows have revealed.Talking with Serial Killers: Sleeping with Psychopaths: A chilling study of the innocent lovers of savage murderers This book is highly misleading and contains information that can be found easily online, however written in a repetitive, often confusing and juvenile way. It is hard to to discern what is a hard fact about a case gathered from the interview and what is just the opinion of the author. There is so many editing errors and only a handful of direct quotes from the interviews, despite this being called ‘Talking with serial killers’. Well written although I would advise a big trigger warning for horrific sexual and physical assault

Berry-Dee refers to the subject matters of his book with a range of charming descriptions including "overweight lump", "once attractive", "disgusting and fat" etc. etc. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting he be *nice* about murderers, but I'm not entirely sure why he's so caught up on their looks when there are a plethora of other aspects for which he could be criticising them (for example the murders they committed perhaps...). Prime Suspect: The True Story of John Cannan, the Only Man the Police Want to Investigate for the Murder of Suzy Lamplugh Like his other books, its littered with mentions of his previous books. But in this book he takes it a step further and proceeds to tell us where, when and by who the books have been published by.For me, there was little personality in the narrative, and I didn't feel that Berry-Dee added enough of his original perspective to make his book stand out amongst everything else I have learnt about some of these killers already. It probably also says more about me than the author, as well, but aside from the first two serial killers who I found disturbingly haunting, I found the other profiles a little mundane. Serial Killers: Up Close and Personal: Inside the World of Torturers, Psychopaths, and Mass Murderers for he's the wolf in sheep's clothing, part human, part Anti-Christ"- No Christopher, we are talking about a deranged individual damaged beyond repair, and if you were really interested in helping society deal with them, you'd stop dehumanizing them and make people aware of how everybody, and that's their neighbours, teachers, fathers and sons (and occasionally daughters) can potentially pose a threat and what best we can do to prevent future outbreaks of violence early on. But yes let's continue casting them as the spawn of satan to keep readers engaged. Or is the author perhaps trying to create maximum distance between him and the cruel actions of these killers, so as not to be associated? I can't tell, but I wish it hadn't taken a toll on his writing style the way it did. This is a rather harrowing read looking at case study of some of the most awful serial killers to have existed. The interviews raise some important questions about whether these people are sane, how they came to commit this crimes and in some cases, whether they actually committed these crimes or did someone else do it and get away with it. The structure is also confusing at best, as there is very little distinction between fact, reliable confessions, and pure speculation. Similarly, the book itself is predominantly talking about the killers, rather than (as the title would suggest) talking with them. I feel as though this is unfortunate as the author clearly has an abundance of information through the interviews overall.