This book is very well researched, in fact, maybe over researched. The thing about over researched books is that they tend to include copious amounts of superfluous information that slow reading to a crawl. Although the Mad Sculptor includes some anomalous bits, it is overall a very interesting a...
It seems that most murderers have the spotlight for a few months, or a few years, and then they fade into obscurity as something else takes their place. That is exactly what happened to the murderers profiled in this book; at one time, they terrorized and titillated the American public, but for w...
In terms of sheer numbers, Albert Fish would seem to be little more than a lightweight in the annals of crime; he was only charged with and found guilty of one murder. But that one highly disturbing case--the brazen 1928 kidnapping and brutal killing of a New York City 10-year-old, Grace Budd--ev...
This is the second book by Harold Schechter that I've read, the other being a biography of serial killer Albert Fish (my review here). Again, I reiterate my point that this is not a book you read for the content in the way that you don't exactly get enjoyment (unless you're really messed up) from...
Well, this man is such an awesome writer that I had to start a shelf of ONLY his books!!! I plan to read each book that Mr. Schechter writes and am currently reading both Deviant and Psycho USA - Famous American Killers you Never Heard Of. This man, Schechter, has a way of uniting you with eras l...