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exboyfil

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16. Working on my 100 Best Horror List
Sun Dec 20, 2020, 02:04 PM
Dec 2020

Reading By Reason of Insanity by Shane Stevens. The book was published in 1979 and predates Thomas Harris' Red Dragon by two years. It is about a serial killer looking from a variety of different perspectives. Also interjects the politics of the Watergate Nixon era and how politicians are trying to use the death penalty as a political weapon.

The killer is very resourceful - kind of like Harris' serial killers. He is being pursued by a police sergeant, a psychologist, and an investigative reporter who are each working independently. A lot of point of views as you can see where the various characters don't pursue specific lines that would help in capture and how the killer has anticipated potential investigative angles.

When I am done, then I will have read 93 on this list.

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Michael Connelly's rzemanfl Dec 2020 #1
Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller hermetic Dec 2020 #3
Just finished it. Yes, you must. rzemanfl Dec 2020 #15
on the list to be sure.... dhill926 Dec 2020 #19
I'm having a good time re-reading Patricia Highsmith's Ripley series n/t TubbersUK Dec 2020 #2
The first one hermetic Dec 2020 #4
On Kindle VA_Jill Dec 2020 #5
That becomes a series hermetic Dec 2020 #9
I just got that one. I read the Kindle sample and decided I needed to read it nt yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #27
"American Dirt" handmade34 Dec 2020 #6
Pretty intense, huh? hermetic Dec 2020 #10
Harry Potter. nt in2herbs Dec 2020 #7
Everybody's fave hermetic Dec 2020 #11
Book 2 of The Witcher series...Sword of Destiny. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2020 #8
Very popular hermetic Dec 2020 #13
looking forward to the next season on Netflix yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #28
Just finished Timewas Dec 2020 #12
Cool hermetic Dec 2020 #14
Working on my 100 Best Horror List exboyfil Dec 2020 #16
Wow, 93. hermetic Dec 2020 #18
It is exboyfil Dec 2020 #20
I read that when it first came out. Scared me. I mean really freaked me out. Well written. Midnight Writer Dec 2020 #22
Still on Death at the Seaside by Frances Brody The King of Prussia Dec 2020 #17
Yes, you too hermetic Dec 2020 #21
I'm not sure how alarming it is The King of Prussia Dec 2020 #24
Gah! I just read hermetic Dec 2020 #30
Native Tongue by Hiaasem SheltieLover Dec 2020 #23
I needed an escape (don't we all!) Staph Dec 2020 #25
I just finished "Razor Girl" by Carl Hiassen. yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #26
Dead End Jobs hermetic Dec 2020 #29
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