'Serial killers experience the power over life and death as omnipotence ... When I interrogate a serial killer, I dive into the abyss of his soul.'
From 1994 to 2000, when South Africa was a young democracy, the country was stalked by a succession of brutal serial killers. Psychologist Micki Pistorius became the first profiler for the South African Police Service, playing a vital role in identifying and interrogating these killers, as well as training detectives nationally and in other countries. She broke ground with her theory on the origin of serial killers and is considered a trailblazer in her field.
Catch Me a Killer details the cases she worked on - from the Station Strangler and the Phoenix Cane Killer to Boetie Boer and the Saloon Killer. The book also features legendary detectives such as Piet Byleveld and Suiker Britz, as well as the FBI's Robert Ressler.
Released alongside a major TV series based on the book, this new edition of Catch Me a Killer includes a new chapter and up-to-date information about some of the cases, such as the parole of Norman Afzal Simons in 2023. This is essential reading for all true crime aficionados.
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Penguin Random House South Africa
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8 pages of colour photographs
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Höhe: 232 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 22 mm
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978-1-77639-145-5 (9781776391455)
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Dr Micki Pistorius is an investigative psychologist who pioneered profiling in the South African Police Service, founding and heading the Investigative Psychology Unit for six years. Her books include the bestselling Catch Me a Killer (and its Afrikaans translation Skimme in die Skadu), Strangers on the Street, Fatal Females and Profiling Serial Killers, as well as the historical novel Sorg.
