"...serves nicely as an introduction to lust murder. Readers seeking a primer on the topic will find it useful...Overall, the book offers an interesting and readable introduction to the psychology of lust murder. The discussions of the role of sexual fantasy and psychopathy in lust murders are especially interesting...this book offers a number of observations and conclusions that are open to empirical tests. It is hoped that future researchers will accept the challenge."
--Richard D. McAnulty for PsycCRITIQUES, May 9, 2007, Vol. 52, Release 19, Article 9

Book Description

Utilizing the insights of psychology and criminology, this book describes a thought-provoking, original, and sensible model that accounts for the role of paraphilia (i.e., sexual deviance) in the serial commission of lust murder