This is a very interesting book that I've had on my shelf for years but have not finished reading. Written by Dr. Ronald Markham - a forensic psychiatrist, the book talks about some of the famous cases he's handled.
Quoting from the author's introduction of his own book: "I've interviewed mass murderers, serial killers, wife killers, husband killers, child killers... every kind of killer you can imagine. I want you to see and feel what I see and feel when I expose the mind of a murderer. I want you to see and feel their madness too. I want you to experience what it's like to learn that not only is the killer alone with the devil, but that we all are."
I picked this book up from a second hand bookstore ages ago and read parts of it at home. Having a very imaginative mind, I kept picturing the scenes of murder over and over in my head and found myself too scared to sleep. The book haunted me even worse than the most frightening movie. The blood and gore vividly painted in my mind by my traitor-of-a-brain scared me so much that I ended up a sissy and forced my little sister to sleep beside me that night. I slept so close to her then that she probably would've gotten an attack if she were suffering from claustrophobia.
I tried to pick up reading where I left off several times since then but I chickened out each time. I actually made another attempt and pulled it out of my bookshelf earlier today but had to put it back. I figured that the Halloween season is the worst time to read this and scare the hell out of myself. Hmmmm. I wonder when (and IF) I'll ever be able to finish reading this book.
