Hunting the Devil/Pursuit, Capture and Confession of the Most Savage Serial Killer in History [1 ed.] 0060177179, 9780060177171
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CAPTURE AND CONFESSION OF THE THE
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MOST SAvAGE SERIAL KILLER IN HISTORY 1 1
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Twelve years of unimaginable depravity. Ten days
Andrei Chikati-
to obtain suspect
he goes
lo s confession or
free.
Certain to join the classic accounts of true crime, Hunting the Devil
how
is
the story of
a master detective, an expert in the
psychology of
serial killers,
ensnares a cun-
ning, seemingly bland, but terrifying psy-
chopath. Fifty-three frenzied
murders of
women
and children, involving mutilation and sex-
Not
ual cannibalism.
a shred of evidence.
An
incompetent
a single witness.
A
Not
terrified populace.
local investigation.
This
is
the challenge facing Chief Inspector Issa
Kostoev, head of Russia’s Department of
Crimes of Special Importance, when he assigned to the case. Five years
1990, after extraordinary
comes
to a taut climax
with his prisoner. Interrogation intricate
game
of
all
—
is
later, in
efforts, his
when he
is
hunt
locks eyes
—
the most
about to begin,
played by two, alone for ten days in a bare
room, the stakes freedom or death.
Richard Lourie has had the exclusive cooperation of Chief Inspector Kostoev in
the writing of this book and unrivaled access to
most of the other personalities
involved in the case. His
edge of Russia and
its
own deep knowl-
people has informed
his account, a relentlessly
paced story of
crime and punishment in a collapsing society.
Hunting
the Devil is a
remarkable book:
an absorbing story of the brilliant detective
work
that finally chained a ravenous,
unspeakable
evil.
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