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Book Title: Out of the Mouths of Serial Killers by Mary Brett
Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18 +), 350 pages
Genre: True Crime
Publisher: Wildblue Press
Release date: Jan 19, 2020
Format available: print, ebook, and audible
Content Rating: R. VIOLENCE, CRIME SCENE PHOTOS
Book Description
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF SERIAL KILLERS by author Mary Brett is as
close as you will ever come to discovering the answer … and in the
killer’s own words! In this one-of-a-kind book, author Mary Brett
corresponded with some of America’s most evil convicted serial killers
and asked just one question: WHY? Their return letters give an
insightful look into the dark mind of each killer. The reader also will
be able to scrutinize direct quotes, unedited, from interrogation
statements, trial testimony, media interviews, and parole hearing
inquests 75 Serial Killers are included in the book, some only known to
the unfortunate victims’ family, friends, and community, while others
are the most infamous in the annals of serial killers. All bios feature
the crime, the capture, the victims, and background facts. Crime scene
photos, some graphic, are featured.
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My Thoughts
I’m not sure what it is about crime that recently has had me rethinking what I would have chosen as a career if I could start over.
No! Not being a criminal. I would love to have studied anything related to forensics. So I believe that thought, no doubt, drew me to Mary Brett’s book, Out of the Mouths of Serial Killers.
This is a concise, informational, true crime compilation of facts regarding 75 serial killers. When I started reading it immediately became aware to me I was looking at hours of investigative work.
Each of the people in the book had lots of details included in a very few pages. In some ways it gave off the vibes of being more of a reference book, or something to be read a little at a time. It felt a bit overwhelming to read page after page of information.
Brett listed what crime each person was in prison for, personal background, his/her unedited reply to the letter she wrote them (if in fact she got a reply) asking why they killed, and much more.
My Concerns
I think the title was slightly misleading, since I felt more prisoners would reply to Brett’s letter questioning why they killed. And those who did reply didn’t answer her question, though their replies were interesting.
Though I feel sure the author didn’t mean it the way it came out, I was confused and disturbed when I read, “Two of Kirkland’s victims were prostitutes and three were innocents at the wrong place at the wrong time.” I feel certain the prostitutes didn’t volunteer to be killed any more that the other three. They all seemed to be in the “wrong place at the wrong time.”
My Conclusion
This is definitely a book that any true crime reader will be happy to get their hands on. It’s concise, yet has lots of information. Each criminal’s background date of birth, what facility they are/were in, quotes from them during trial or depositions, etc. will appeal to many.
My thanks to iRead Book Tours and the author for a copy of this book and the ability to post a review reflecting my thoughts.
Rating: ☆☆☆☆
Meet the Author and Guest Post
wrote to convicted serial killers asking just one question: Why? Their
letters back to me formed the basis of what I hope is a fascinating read
as well as a chilling look into the mindset of 75 psychopathic killers
who walked among us. WildBlue Press is the Publisher and I thank them
and their amazing staff for producing my book in both paperback and
Kindle format. In presales, my book hit #1 on Kindle in VIOLENCE IN
SOCIETY. I am a Virginia native, living in Florida. I hold a BFA from
Virginia Commonwealth University.
Guest Post
The question I am most asked is “What made you write about this topic?” At times, I have noticed a person will actually take a step back from me when asking, possibly linking me to this grisly topic choice!
First: I am a research writer and tend to write about what interest me. At times, strange things interest me!
Second: OUT OF THE MOUTH OF SERIAL KILLERS is my fourth book and I spent four years researching and writing it. I became fascinated by the human, more correctly, inhumane nature of the Serial Killer after watching a documentary about a Florida man convicted and sentenced to death for the killing of 6 men. His victims were strangers, each had done nothing wrong apart from trusting him too easily.
Psychiatrists and psychologists seldom universally agree, but one thing they do accept in unanimity is that once a Serial Killer starts killing, he or she will not stop until they are apprehended or they, themselves, are killed. The reason: they like it. Everyone recognizes these killers are evil, but most do not completely recognize how monstrous they are. I hope my book changes that.
Through unredacted return letters from incarcerated Serial Killers, through uncensored quotes from them, the 70 Serial Killers in my book tell the reader why they killed in their own chilling words.
FYI: The FBI calculates that on any given day in America between 50-100 Serial Killers walk among us.
connect with the author: amazon
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