Book Information

Book ID Asin: 042527697X
Book Title: Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present
Book Author: Peter Vronsky
Book Format and Price:
Book Format Name: Kindle
Book Format Price: $10.49
Book Format Name: Audiobook
Book Format Price: $0.00
Book Format Name: Paperback
Book Format Price: $15.99
Book Format Name: MP3CD
Book Format Price: $17.99
Book Price: $15.99
Book Category: Books, Biographies & Memoirs, True Crime and unknown
Book Rating: 294 ratings

Book Product Detail

• Best Sellers Rank: #118,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #294 in Violence in Society (Books)
  • #382 in Serial Killers True Accounts
  • #524 in Criminology (Books)

• Customer Reviews:
  4.5 out of 5 stars 294 ratings

Book Review

Name: David Daniel, LAADC, M.A., PhD Candidate
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The Most Incoherent Trash Ever Written
Date: Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2022
Review: The author bombards you with the most illogical, irrational, absurd pseudo-ideas. For example, he says if breaking down defenses causes Primals, everyone in prison would be Primaling. Breaking down defenses by trained therapists and helping to guide someone into old feelings so they can feel them is the job of the therapist. Breaking down defenses does nothing by itself. All of his pseudo-arguments are just as poor. He goes on to quote Curtis Knecht who I met when I published an alternative primal newsletter. I knew him to have been a therapist turned opponent. I refused to publish his ad but I attended his talk in the late 1980s or early 90s. I have had real Primals and I have had real insights; they apparently have not. Yes, early on, therapists were in a rush to break down defenses. But they learned from their mistakes. It is also a longer journey than we first thought. "John Smith's" book is a hate book and nothing more--from someone who was not able to feel his feelings and blames the therapy. He likely had a "cult-like" belief that he would reach some kind of nirvana and he didn't reach it because he couldn't feel.

Name: Joe D.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very Informative and Entertaining Book
Date: Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2018
Review: This is a well written book that gives a great background of abnormal psychology at the beginning and then delves into specific serial killers and their MO's. I highly recommend to anyone who has an interest in abnormal psychology and learning about serial killers.

Name: Shinery.
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Needs Editing
Date: Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2019
Review: Eh. It's ok. Has a couple typos and becomes repetitive in parts, plus some basic facts are incorrect. The asides in parentheses with exclamation points seem better suited to a different subject, not one dealing with horror and destruction.

Needed better (or any) editing.

Name: Kathryn
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent book.
Date: Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2018
Review: Many of us are drawn to wondering why people kill. It seems unimaginable that human beings could be so cold, so heartless. Of course, reasons exist, usually, a very cruel childhood.

Name: Elesiva
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Those who forget the past.....
Date: Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2018
Review: A well researched book with information about a disturbing and ever present subject.

Name: Eric Andrews-Katz
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book
Date: Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2019
Review: Great book for the interest. A good historical look at a dark subject, and how it still influences today’s profiling.

Name: Natalie Wallace
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A good introduction to serial murder true crime
Date: Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2020
Review: Well written and lay person friendly. I found the final hypothesis interesting, but am not entirely convinced. Reading it during the pandemic, one becomes very aware that the world has irrevocably changed and that studies like this will be extremely interesting in the next decade or two.

Name: Mojo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Page turner
Date: Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021
Review: Loved this one by Veronski too. All of his books are informative and interesting.

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