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“Nothing short of sudden death will distract you from The Jigsaw Man… it’s a triumph to be so interesting without a trace of sensationalism.”
Independent Saturday Magazine 22/11/97
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The ultimate true-crime story.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fantastic book unfortunately tarnished forever by the Rachel Nickell case,
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This review is from: The Jigsaw Man (Paperback)
I read this book when it was released back in 1998 and absolutely devoured it. I was fascinated by offender profiling and the clues that it could provide detectives in solving serious crimes.
Let's cut to the chase - there is still some amazing cases in this book and it is still IMO well worth a read. It's still one of my all time favourite books. There can be no doubt though that Britton's involvement in the Rachel Nickell case leaves a sour taste, particularly because a) in the light of what we now know the mistakes made by police and by Britton himself are glaringly obvious and extremely sad to read and b) in an unfortunate circumstance the Green Chain rapes and the horrific murders of Samantha and Jazmine Bissett are also covered in this book. Again knowing what we now know about the links between the two cases it is hard to read. That said I cannot agree with all the bandwaggon Paul Britton 'naysayers' that have sprung up on here since the verdict in the Nickell case. Mistakes were clearly made and Britton clearly has a share in the blame for those errors but does that immediately negate all the other cases he was involved with? Does it remove the credit for the murderers and rapists that he did help put behind bars? I consider myself fortunate that I can make my mistakes behind closed doors... If you are fascinated by true crime and criminal profiling then don't miss reading the Jigsaw Man. It's a gripping book and you can then make your own mind up about Britton's methods. One small word of warning, there is some graphic detail in the book - you need to decide before you read if you can stomach these details and still sleep at night!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Preening with no meaning,
This review is from: The Jigsaw Man (Paperback)
Paul Britton publicly preens himself in this book describing many cases in which he has advised the police. But it is hard to find any connection between his advice and the actual solving of the case. When his advice is right, it's hard to see how any intelligent layman could have failed to reach the same conclusions. The only time his advice deviates from the intuitive commonsense conclusion of the layman is when that advice is WRONG. It's hard to see how this sort of advice can be of any help to the police. A good old-fashioned "copper's nose" would be a better investigative tool than this Psychology 101.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An Interesting Read,
By Arthur "S" (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Jigsaw Man (Paperback)
There has been much criticism I have read about Britton self glorifying his work; which I did notice quite often while reading as he does seem to leave out certain cases of which he had little success. However the book was a joy to read and I expect anyone who enjoys crime novels or has a interest in offender profiling to enjoy it as much as I did. Some parts are graphic but it gives a broad insight into the criminal mind. I do recommend this book to anyone with an interest in crime novels as it was a nice break from the fiction that I am used to. Some may not like Britton's style or how he decides to narrate certain cases, but over all I think most will enjoy this book.
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