The comprehensive examination into the frightening history of serial homicide.

In this unique book, Peter Vronsky documents the psychological, investigative, and cultural aspects of serial murder, beginning with its first recorded instance in Ancient Rome, through fifteenth-century France, up to such notorious contemporary cases as cannibal/necrophile Ed Kemper, Henry Lee Lucas, Ted Bundy, and the emergence of what he classifies as the "serial rampage killer" such as Andrew Cunanan.

Vronsky not only offers sound theories on what makes a serial killer, but also provides concrete suggestions on how to survive an encounter with one-from recognizing verbal warning signs to physical confrontational resistance. Exhaustively researched with transcripts of interviews with killers, and featuring up-to-date information on the apprehension and conviction of the Green River Killer and the Beltway Snipers, Vronsky's one-of-a-kind book covers every conceivable aspect of an endlessly riveting true-crime phenomenon.

[加]彼得•佛伦斯基（Peter Vronsky），多伦多大学犯罪学博士，电影制作人，加拿大瑞尔森大学讲师。1956年生于加拿大，曾任记者、作家、纪录片制片人。他拍摄的纪录片作品曾在PBS、探索频道、CNN等电视台播出。为调查连环杀手，他走遍北美和欧洲查阅资料，并得到美国和加拿大警察局的帮助，获得一些珍贵的卷宗档案。除本书外，还著有《女性连环杀手》等畅销书。