By Reason of Insanity
Nov 2014 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
4.9star
15 reviews
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Stevens takes readers on a harrowing descent into the mind of a mass murderer in this eerily realistic serial-killer novel.
At the center of this gripping epic novel of mass murder, pursuit, and psychological terror is Thomas Bishop, a psychotic young killer who believes he is the son of Caryl Chessman, who was executed for rape in California amid intense controversy. Subjected to unmerciful physical and mental torture from an early age, Bishop kills his mother at the age of ten and is placed in an institution for the criminally insane. He grows to manhood knowing the outside world only through a television screen. At twenty-five, he succeeds in a brilliant escape and change of identity and begins to move across the country, murdering women in particularly gruesome ways. Pursued by reporters, police, and the mob, Bishop manages to elude them all, and the search for him becomes the greatest manhunt in US history.The chilling denouement will hold readers spellbound until the shattering, unforgettable conclusion.
At the center of this gripping epic novel of mass murder, pursuit, and psychological terror is Thomas Bishop, a psychotic young killer who believes he is the son of Caryl Chessman, who was executed for rape in California amid intense controversy. Subjected to unmerciful physical and mental torture from an early age, Bishop kills his mother at the age of ten and is placed in an institution for the criminally insane. He grows to manhood knowing the outside world only through a television screen. At twenty-five, he succeeds in a brilliant escape and change of identity and begins to move across the country, murdering women in particularly gruesome ways. Pursued by reporters, police, and the mob, Bishop manages to elude them all, and the search for him becomes the greatest manhunt in US history.The chilling denouement will hold readers spellbound until the shattering, unforgettable conclusion.
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4.9
15 reviews
karmich k
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January 29, 2019
I have been an avid reader for almost 50 years and this one is definitely in my top 5! Excellent, excellent read!
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Dan Johnson
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November 13, 2017
An amazing effort. It's fiction that reads like non-fiction. Definitely, not for the squeamish.
Roberta Salley
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August 25, 2016
By reason of insanity
About the author
Shane Stevens is the bestselling author of Go Down Dead, Way Uptown in Another World, Dead City, Rat Pack, and The Anvil Chorus.
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