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Book Review of The Last Victim: A True-Life Journey into the Mind of the Serial Killer

The Last Victim: A True-Life Journey into the Mind of the Serial Killer
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Helpful Score: 1


This book is written by an egomaniacal kid who thinks he's perfect in every way. Yes, he wrote to a lot of serial killers, but that's not an uncommon thing. He "pretends" to lead them on, but then when they catch the bait, he's scared about retribution and consequences. If he's as intelligent, clever and cunning as he constantly refers to himself, why didn't he realize the risk in the first place? This book was poorly written and altogether boring. It could have been written better and even though I read it months ago, I still remember how horrible and what a waste of time reading this was... If you like stories about serial killers that are factual and go into the killer's mind, I don't think you will like this book either. Basically, the author writes about himself and his ego-centric responses to being a "pen pal" to some of the nation's most prolific serial killers. It didn't hardly delve into the psyche of the twisted killers, but rather spouted constantly about how wonderful the author thinks he is. A total waste of time...