A New Kind Of Monster: The Secret Life And Chilling Crimes Of Colonel Russell Williams (2011)

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Author

Timothy Appleby

Genre

History & Biography

Rating

3.71 of 5 Votes: 4

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ISBN

0307359506 (ISBN13: 9780307359506)

Language

English

Publisher

Random House Canada

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About book A New Kind Of Monster: The Secret Life And Chilling Crimes Of Colonel Russell Williams (2011)

This book is hard to rate because of the subject matter. I didn't 'enjoy' reading it, but I had difficulty putting it down out of sheer morbid fascination.I usually don't read true crime stuff or give much attention to serial killers (so much more positive stuff out there to focus on), but this book was given to me.It's extremely well researched and written by veteran crime journalist, Timothey Appleby. I was particularly touched by the reverance and respect shown to the victims and their families. While the crimes are described in detail, they aren't drawn out or sensationalized. It's more of a portrait of the killer himself, an attempt to figure out what happened, how this could happen, and how he could go undetected by the military and local police. It's not a story for the squeamish. I really enjoyed this book. Though I read it when my husband was out of town, so I became a little paranoid! So sad that a man like this was actually a member of the Canadian Forces, but then I guess that's how sociopaths are - adept at fooling the people around them. It'll be awhile before I read this book again. If at all. Two reasons: I loaned it to my uncle, and also, I don't want to get freaked out again!!