- Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: True Crime; 2nd Revised edition edition (10 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0753506815
- ISBN-13: 978-0753506813
- Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 10.7 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 940,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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He could be your neighbour, he might be your gardener, he could be hunting prostitutes, drifters, hitchhikers, old widows or young boys. He could strike at any time, and in any place, and with horrifying regularity, he does. According to an FBI Behavioural Unit study, serial killing has climbed to "an almost epidemic proportion". In the UK there are up to four unidentified predators with many more travelling around continental Europe. Authorities estimate that there are between 35 and 50 serial killers on the loose in the USA - and new reports of suspected killers are constantly surfacing all over the globe. This is a look at serial killers at large, from one of the world's foremost authorities.
About the Author
Antonio Mendoza is a respected authority on true crime and runs a popular website www.mayhem.net. He has written for the LA Times among other newspapers and magazines.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Fantastic book that informs the reader about unsolved killings around the world, that are rarely reported in the UK. ie Argentina's Highway Maniac. Constantly being updated as new developments come to light in some of the featured cases (eg Spokane, Vancouver etc etc). Well worth every penny.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A incredibly well researched book about open serial killer cases worldwide. Spanning from Argentina to Dublin to Portugal and Spokane, Killers on the Loose is a fascinating first-hand account of these baffling investigations. The author seems to have taken great care in compiling as many facts as possible surrounding each investigation.
Mr. Mendoza never doubts the intelligence of his readers as he lays out the evidence for each case and lets us draw our own conclusions. It's fascinating how in some cases, local authorities still refuse to acknowledge the existence of a killer. In these cases, it's interesting how the author navigates the denials of investigators and is able to patch together a compeling snapshot of the situation.
I found refreshing how Mr. Mendoza chose to treat the victims -- who are mostly drug-adicted prostitutes -- with respect and humanity. Unlike other crime books, he does not blame them for their lifestyle choice and their untimely deaths.
In short, Killers on the Loose is a must for any true crime aficionado. I read it in two days, and I'm still trembling. I also visited the site of the author where I read the updates on several of the cases including the arrest of a suspected serial killer in Spokane.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Don't Waste Your Time
8 May 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was a decent book but since I just read it now, some of the unsolved murders have now been solved. Killers on the Loose is superficially alluring but ultimately unsatisfying - the paperback equivalent of a salacious American television documentary. The major shortcoming of Mendoza's is that he makes no reference to any other work on the subject. It's not that Mendoza hasn't carried out any research, clearly he has, but he provides no references to substantiate what appears to be a paper-bound version of the case studies on his website. The book abounds with unsourced quotes from various law enforcement officials that might be from newspapers, television news or from interviews, but the sources are never stated (in fact the only reference Mendoza provides in the whole 240 pages is to his own website). So while the cover tells us that "this is the first look at serial killers at large, from one of the world's foremost authorities", this claim appears to be no more than an unsupported assertion on the part of the blurb-writer.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
This book is sick and spooky. I loved it.
21 May 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I am a big true crime fan. What I like about Mendoza's book are the murderers he chooses to cover -- they're not the same one's you always hear about. His unadorned prose and direct approach storytelling lets the grisley facts speak for themselves. I couldn't put this book down but I'm glad I'm finished with it... it kept me up at night.
7 of 11 people found the following review helpful
a must read for anyone interested in serial killers
10 Jun 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
who knew there were so many serial killers throughout the world. I loved this book. it paints a fascinating picture of different serial killers on the loose and the investigators looking for them. in a couple chapters mendoza chronicles how suspects are finally brought to justice, giving us a first-hand look of how serial killers are caught.
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