Negative Positive
Title: Short on substance, long on purile descriptions.
Review: The book is not without insightful comments and stories regarding the nature and motives behind certain criminal acts. However the last half of the book deals primarily with mass murderers and spree killers. These portions are simply lurid and disturbing as opposed to earlier more technical sections dealing with serial killers. One wonders why the editors at Scribners did not push for more meaningful analysis in the later parts of the book. It seems as if a project well started was rushed to completion.Douglas is somewhat self-promoting which gets in the way of his credibility at times.
Is the review positive or negative? 