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A History of British Serial Killing

The Shocking Account of Jack the Ripper, Harold Shipman and Beyond

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By: David Wilson
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 BE THE FIRST TO READ DAVID WILSON'S NEW TRUE CRIME BOOK "A PLOT TO KILL" BY PRE-ORDERING NOW

Expanded and updated, this is the definitive history of British serial killing 1888-2020 - by the UK's leading criminologist, David Wilson

In this fascinating and informative book, Professor David Wilson tells the stories of Britain's serial killers from Jack the Ripper to the extraordinary Suffolk Murders case.

David Wilson has worked as a Prison Governor and as a profiler, and has been described as the UK's leading expert on serial killers. His work has led him to meet several of the UK's deadliest killers, and build up fascinating insights into what makes a serial killer - and who they are most likely to target.

A vivid narrative history and a call for prison and social reform, Professor Wilson's new book is a powerful and gripping investigation of Britain's serial murderers.©2020 David Wilson (P)2020 Hachette Audio UK Crime Law Murder Social Sciences True Crime Violence in Society Inspiring Thought-Provoking British Crime
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Hugely relatable in terms of Britishness, terminology and slang. Also massively depressing at the injustice of the identified victim groups and how little has changed in a century. Tragic and sad. Really powerful hearing the author read.

Electrifying and enraging listen.

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A good analysis of the groups of people targeted by serial killers. It looks at the sociology behind it.

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This book is a very important book into the topic of British serial killers. The author points out, with over 130 years of serial killers, there's vulnerable sets of people in our communities that are more likely to become targets of serial murderers. This book brings our attention to the victims of these truly terrible crimes and helps to point out that we should all shine a btighter light into vulnerable groups to make it more difficult for these predators to be able to repeat their actions.

A superb insight into a very complex issue

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I really, really enjoyed this book. It provides a refreshing new perspective on understand why the certain identified group of victims are targeted, so that we may approach stopping serial killers from this angle. It was really eye-opening to think about it this way, and I thought Wilson wrote and spoke about these issues sensitively and informatively.

A refreshing new angle

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Insightful analysis of why serial killers become serial killers and the environmental factors that can contribute to the phenomenon. I learnt a lot that I didn't know and it was interesting to be seeing things from a victim's perspective. Very much enjoyed and would recommend.

Professor David Wilson at his very best

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