An absolutely fascinating account of the serial killer Des (Dennis) Nilsen. The book starts with the days up to his arrest. He was unbelievable cooperative on his arrest, telling the police everything, not holding back on anything. The detectives who arrested him didn't need to do anything more than listen and fact check his story, which all checked out. This is why this book is so good. The author was able to visit Des in prison to get all the details before he later died.

This book has so much detail, so many detailed facts because they came from Nilsen. His thoughts, his reasons, his version. This is one of the best true crime book I've read. No guesswork, just pure facts!

I really liked how this book is written. It is pretty shocking and disturbing of course. Would recommend if you are interested in reading about serial killers

I actually read the original copy of this book back in 2011 when i wrote my dissertation on him.
This books is so informative and provides everything you need to know about him.
Its so informative and at times repulsive. But its true and you cant change the facts. It leads to the same question every time. Are serial killers born or bred?

I read this in one evening after watching the tv programme. What an evil man and no remorse. Give me Goosebumps. It is so brilliantly written

An in depth biography of Dennis Nilsen, a man who murdered up to fifteen young men between 1978 and 1983. Masters developed a relationship with Nilsen when he was in prison and the book was written with his full co-operation.

A fascinating, although disturbing, look into the mind of one of Britain's most prolific serial killers. This is a must-read for anyone who is interested in true-crime. However, this book was a thoroughly comprehensive look at this man, his history and his psychological profile, which is great for the most part, but there were some long passages on Nilsen's ancestry near the start of the book and some repetitive points closer to end that felt unnecessary to me.

I alternated between reading the e-book and listening to the audio-book and I can recommend both formats. If you choose the e-book you will be able to see some of Nilsen's drawings, his “sad sketches”. John Watkins narrates the audio-book and he does a really great job, especially in differentiating between Master's narration and Nilsen's quotes.

Thank you, #NetGalley W.F. Howes and Random House UK for the free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wow, just wow.
When I said I wanted to learn about murderers and what motivates them to commit their crimes, this book is precisely what I meant.
There are small paragraphs of Nielsen's background, particularly the information about Scotland that I felt were unnecessary, but most of it added to the reader's understanding of Nielsen's upbringing.
Whilst I spent most of the book shaking my head in disbelief, this was a crazy read that I couldn't stop. Masters is clearly fascinated by Nielsen and his crimes, and does an excellent job of getting into his mind. This book will stay with me longer after finishing it. Terrifying stuff.