Killing for Company (The Case of Dennis Nilsen) - Brian Masters > Reviews

Advantages: Better than your average "True Life Crimes" book...
Disadvantages: Gets somewhat carried away with itself towards the end...

Over the course of four years Denis Nilsen killed 15 people, then in the majority of cases he chopped them up and either flushed bits down the loo, boiled them or burnt them. They caught him when the drains got choked up with human remains and he was eventually found guilty of six murders and two attempted murders. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum recommendation of serving 25 years. He is in Wormwood Scrubs now. ***************************************************** So ... Read review

Advantages: A delicate subject handled responsibly
Disadvantages: Graphic details of a gruesome nature

Have you got a strong stomach? Are you fascinated by the mind of a serial killer? Do you want to find out about Dennis Nilsen, who, during the 80's was one of England's most prolific murderers? Brian Master's book, "Killing For Company" is an excellent place to start. The book jumps in with both feet, the same way the poor drain cleaning man did that fateful night in Cricklewood. Right from the get go you are rummaging amongst the horror created ... Read review

Advantages: gripping; a comprehensive account
Disadvantages: bit grim; certain amount of postulating

Anyone who hasn't heard about this guy, let me explain- Dennis Nilsen was a civil servant who murdered fifteen men in the eighties, and stuck them under his floorboards. He eventually flushed too many bits down the loo and was caught when tenants in his shared house complained about the drains. Now there is nothing intrisically new in this. Serial killers who hide large numbers of corpses are, unfortunately, not an unknown phenomenon. The interesting ... Read review