Women who kill - Ann Jones

Women who Kill - written by Carol Anne Davis (also author of Children who Kill) profiles 13 female serial killers from Aileen Wuornos (who was later profiled in the film Monster) through to Rose West in what is an interesting yet disturbing read. I have read lots of true crime books in the past and many books on serial killers and although this does offer a condensed look at each of the women I do feel that the analysis is not as indepth as it could be. Carol Anne Davis is both a crime writer and a criminologist and so certainly knows her stuff but it is difficult to write a book about serial ... more