The Brain of a Serial Killer. True Stories of a Forensic Psychiatrist

Daniel Zagouri is the leading forensic psychiatrist in France, head of the department of the largest Psychiatric Center in Paris, and the senior expert of the French Court of Appeal. What drives some individuals to commit horrific crimes over and... over? Using the most sensational cases from his practice that shocked France, Daniel Zagouri uncovers the secrets of the psychology of murderers and rapists. He reveals what these individuals have in common, as well as what distinguishes serial killers from those guilty of, for example, mass murders. Zagouri also debunks Hollywood myths about serial killers.
The author shares shocking details of crimes and the characteristics of pathological thinking that he has learned during his encounters with maniacs.