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Topic: The Jigsaw Man
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Cat
Moderator Posts: 3307
From: England
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted November 03, 2002 06:32 PM
 
Has anyone read this book (The Jigsaw Man) by Paul Briton?Two people have recently told me about it and say it is "gripping"...you just can't put it down once you start reading it....
I'm definately going to try to buy it this week.
Sue  Here's the book review from amazon.co.uk.... Reviews
Book Description
The ultimate true-crime story.
Synopsis
The autobiography of Paul Britton, one of the foremost offender profilers in the world. What he searches for at the scene of a crime are not fingerprints, fibres or blood stains, he looks for the "mind trace" left behind by those responsible, the psychological characteristics that can help the police to identify and understand the nature of the perpetrator. Over the past dozen years, Britton has assisted the police in over 100 cases involving murder, rape, arson, extortion and kidnapping. Among them were the murder of Jamie Bulger on a lonely railway line in Liverpool, the abduction of baby Abbie Humphries, the brutal slaying of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common and the notorious "House of Horror" in Gloucester. He has helped to solve some of Britain's most baffling cases, and has also advised the FBI and the Russian Ministry of the Interior. From the Back Cover
Forensic psychologist Paul Britton asks himself four questions when he is faced with a crime: what has happened; who is the victim; how was it done; and why? Only when he has the answers to these questions can he address the fifth: who is responsible? Paul Britton has assisted the police in over a hundred cases and has an almost mythic status in the field of crime deduction. His achievements read as though from the pages of Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie. What he searches for at the scene of the crime are not fingerprints, fibres or bloodstains - he looks for the 'mind trace' left behind by those responsible: the psychological characteristics that can help the police to identify and understand the nature of the perpetrator. The Jigsaw Man is not only a detective story involving some of the most high-profile cases of recent years, but also a journey of discovery into the darkest recesses of the human mind to confront the question 'Where does crime come from?' IP: Logged |
Cat
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posted November 06, 2002 02:56 PM
So no-one's read this book then  I've just ordered it...so I'll let you know
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aquamoon
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posted November 07, 2002 12:59 AM
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raj_105_2001
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posted November 07, 2002 11:02 AM
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Cat
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posted November 07, 2002 11:24 AM
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Cat
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posted November 13, 2002 05:35 PM
This book is EXCELLENT...can't put it down  IP: Logged |
Cat
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posted November 29, 2002 03:27 PM
to myself as no one seems to have read this book. I am now reading his follow up book "Picking Up The Pieces" which is just as fascinating.
For anyone who is interested in psychology I would recommend both books.
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Foxxy
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From: Toronto
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted November 29, 2002 11:04 PM
 Cool I'll check my local store as soon as I'm done my current read IP: Logged |
Bissie
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Registered: Dec 2001
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posted December 02, 2002 01:18 PM
Sue,
in his autobiography - does he mention his birthdate and such? i wish I can have a look at his chart.IP: Logged |
Cat
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posted December 02, 2002 03:22 PM
Bissie
How you read my mind  No it doesn't give his birth details.....I so would like to know that.
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Randall
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posted December 03, 2002 12:52 AM
Was this made into a movie? Sounds familiar.  ------------------
"Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged |
theFajita
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From: Boca Raton, FL USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted December 03, 2002 02:14 AM
Cat, no I didn't read it but it sure sounds good! ------------------
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