The Serial Killer Whisperer : How One Man's Tragedy Helped Unlock the Deadliest Secrets of the World's Most Terrifying Killers (Hardcover)

from ElizaJane

Reason for Reading: Various reasons really. First of all I have an interest in serial killers. Secondly, I was intrigued by Tony Ciaglia's brain injury and what led him to write to serial killers and finally I enjoy books that contains letters. This book is not for the squeamish. It contains brut...

from alb2219

Serial killers, and their books, have always fascinated me. This book, in particular, I found to be unique in concept. A young boy suffers a traumatic brain injury to his prefrontal cortex, essentially messing up his ability to control his emotions. He reaches out to serial killers who are in jai...

from Brittany_Baker

Great book but I thought the ending could have been a little more wrapped up of everything.

from

Gave it fifty pages but the combination of the "put thoughts in someone's mind" style of nonfiction writing and the contextless lurid excerpts from murderers' letters was too much for me.

from Yassou

Great read! very enjoyable. The book is based on a true story of a young boy that is injured and as he deals with his own problems reaches out to serial killers to help understand theres.