Accessibly written, yet analytically rich, Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder, is renowned for its fascinating examination of historical and contemporary serial and mass murder. Authors and experts in the field, James Alan Fox, Jack Levin, and Emma Fridel, bring their years of research to bear in this fascinating analysis of serial, multiple, and mass murder. They examine the theories of criminal behavior and apply them to a multitude of tragic events that involve hate crimes, killings at religious services, music festivals, and school shootings. This Fifth Edition is filled with contemporary and classic case studies and has been updated to include coverage of controversial issues such as gun control and mental illness, the role of high-powered weapons in mass shootings, and the distinction between serial and mass murder.

Chelsea Karmikel has led a pretty uneventful life...until she finds herself electrocuted. Now, she's discovered her family's secret heritage. She's a seer of the dead, lending her sight to help those in need. Ghosts are her new reality. Her mission is to encourage those who have lost their way to follow the Watchman, the crazed guide for the Inbetween . . . a way station where souls move from one existence to the next. But, there's something deeper and darker than the ghosts who come to her for help. If Chelsea's not careful, those eager to swallow her soul's light may devour her alive. . . if she allows herself be drawn into the Nevernever. When Brad Rearden, a darkly handsome, insufferable private detective and walks into her life, he touches off a wild-fire of desire that entraps them both, scorching them with need. Together, they work to solve the mystery of his Aunt Deloris's death, because Chelsea's next on the murderer's list. But who will catch whom - the murderer or Chelsea? Sensuality Level: Sensual

Filled with manipulation, scheming, and murder, "The Good Son" details one son's greed, his girlfriend's murderous desires, and the plot to kill Rick and Suzanna Wamsley. photos. Original.