A little dry, but interesting - maybe especially because I was actually living in Wichita during part of that time. ( )

Very throughly researched, and written by one of the top profilers in the field. The author also discusses the heavy price he paid for delving so deeply into this career, and the toll it took on his body. I had to skip a few pages when the author included the killer's diary, which was full of details and his excitement over his deeds. Just couldn't read those parts and not have nightmares for the rest of my life.

The one thing I was really interested in was the killer's family, and how much did they know. They did know quite a bit, but apparently just never put it all together, which the author says was more of the law enforcement's failure in a way because of how tightly controlled the information was back then. If they had released certain information sooner, the family or friends might've picked up on the connections sooner. It's a crapshoot basically, but definitely a must read for those interested in what makes serial killers do this. ( )