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What makes a serial killer? How do you spot one? Is there any way of truly knowing?

David Canter asked the same questions whilst developing the new science of criminal profiling, a revolutionary approach to violent crime investigations.

In this highly acclaimed account, Canter reveals his methods of precisely identifying and locating murderers and rapists: the unconscious behaviours and tell-tale patterns that they always leave behind. These pioneering techniques of building profiles transformed policing, still in use across the world to hunt and capture dangerous psychopaths.

Taking us into the heart of some of the most notorious criminal investigations in British history, Canter’s writing is a gripping read for fans of true crime and human psychology.

‘Fascinating. A persuasive and thorough contribution to a nascent science’ Mail on Sunday

Criminal Shadows: Inside the Mind of a Serial

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      Publisher Canelo
      Published 14 September 2023
      ISBN-13 9781804364192
      978-1804364192
      ISBN-10 1804364193
      Also in:
      Causes and prevention of crime Criminal investigation and detection Criminal or forensic psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What makes a serial killer? How do you spot one? Is there any way of truly knowing?

      David Canter asked the same questions whilst developing the new science of criminal profiling, a revolutionary approach to violent crime investigations.

      In this highly acclaimed account, Canter reveals his methods of precisely identifying and locating murderers and rapists: the unconscious behaviours and tell-tale patterns that they always leave behind. These pioneering techniques of building profiles transformed policing, still in use across the world to hunt and capture dangerous psychopaths.

      Taking us into the heart of some of the most notorious criminal investigations in British history, Canter’s writing is a gripping read for fans of true crime and human psychology.

      ‘Fascinating. A persuasive and thorough contribution to a nascent science’ Mail on Sunday

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