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The Jigsaw Man (Paperback)

by Paul Britton (Author)
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  • Paperback: 667 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi Books; New edition edition (15 May 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0552144932
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552144933
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.6 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,128 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The autobiography of Paul Britton, one of the foremost offender profilers in the world. What he searches for at the scene of a crime are not fingerprints, fibres or blood stains, he looks for the "mind trace" left behind by those responsible, the psychological characteristics that can help the police to identify and understand the nature of the perpetrator. Over the past dozen years, Britton has assisted the police in over 100 cases involving murder, rape, arson, extortion and kidnapping. Among them were the murder of Jamie Bulger on a lonely railway line in Liverpool, the abduction of baby Abbie Humphries, the brutal slaying of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common and the notorious "House of Horror" in Gloucester. He has helped to solve some of Britain's most baffling cases, and has also advised the FBI and the Russian Ministry of the Interior.


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Forensic psychologist Paul Britton asks himself four questions when he is faced with a crime: what has happened; who is the victim; how was it done; and why? Only when he has the answers to these questions can he address the fifth: who is responsible?

Paul Britton has assisted the police in over a hundred cases and has an almost mythic status in the field of crime deduction. His achievements read as though from the pages of Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie. What he searches for at the scene of the crime are not fingerprints, fibres or bloodstains - he looks for the 'mind trace' left behind by those responsible: the psychological characteristics that can help the police to identify and understand the nature of the perpetrator.

The Jigsaw Man is not only a detective story involving some of the most high-profile cases of recent years, but also a journey of discovery into the darkest recesses of the human mind to confront the question 'Where does crime come from?'

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36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, 9 Sep 2005
By zztopbanana (Lancashire, UK) - See all my reviews
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An absolutely enthralling read - this was delivered at 10.45am and I read it in one fell swoop, finishing it at ten to midnight the same day.

No long review necessary - just buy it and see.

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12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating !!!!!!, 17 April 2002
Paul Britton's Masterpiece ........ never before have been so included in a novel. At some points I could have been standing there with Paul and seeing the things Paul had seen. The fact that these were "facts" never escaped my mind, however the extensively discriptive text draws your mind and takes you to places you could never, ever have imagined existed. This book takes you on a journey far too terrifying to comprehend yet far too captivating to miss. Understanding the criminal mind is only the beginning of the journey, there is the realisation that there are "people" so internally crucified and calculatingly frozen of emotion, these are people who stand at our bus stop's and buy their bacon from our local butchers shop. This journey will never stop ...... we will never be free of the intense cruelty of these disfunctional souls. My heart goes out to the people left behind the loved ones of the murdered, raped, mutilated etc. Paul Britton I comend you. I look forward to "Picking up the piece's".
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated and just plain wrong, 3 April 2009
It is important than anyone purchasing this book recognises that Britton's work is now outdated and does NOT reflect what currently happens in the UK re 'Offender profiling'. I am a Professor of Psychology and have worked in the profiling / behavioural advice field for over 15 years and have seen the work move on since this book. Applicants applying to forensic courses and the like have fallen foul in the application process by quoting this book. It is interesting as a historical text but is misrepresentative and, as time has now revealed, shows the many weakenesses in Britton's work
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Jigsaw Man
This is an interesting insight into how the first psychologist to help the police goes about his job. Read more
Published 2 months ago by E. Priddle

1.0 out of 5 stars Self Publicist
The problem with this book, is that Paul Britten's only ability seems to be to turn up at a violent crime scene and declare the guilty to be male, aged between 18-35, of mid-low... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Percy

4.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book unfortunately tarnished forever by the Rachel Nickell case
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5.0 out of 5 stars buy the book and make up your own mind.
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Published 6 months ago by J. Milton

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The Jigsaw ManFACT- Paul Britton's reputation is now so tarnished in the worlds of psychology and policing that he is excluded from the UK police's list of accredited advisors and... Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. A. Short

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Published 10 months ago by K.E

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant read
I for one loved this book and it gives a very clear insight into what is needed to convict these scum that are in our and everyones society, I for one thank people like Paul... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Crow

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good read but....
This was certainly a very good read and certainly one you don't want to put down. It gives you a fascinating insight in to the beginnings of criminal profiling and in to some of... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Rebecca

3.0 out of 5 stars Something you should know....
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