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The Jigsaw Man by: Paul Britton List Price: £7.99 Vegetarian Books Price: £5.99 You Save: £2.00 (25%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 364 EAN: 9780552144933 ISBN: 0552144932 Label: Corgi Books Manufacturer: Corgi Books Number Of Pages: 667 Publication Date: May 15, 1998 Publisher: Corgi Books Studio: Corgi Books Sales Rank: 3281 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - The Jigsaw man - buy itWell this book is fab. It will satisfy the true crime book lovers, people working in the counselling/psychology/social work fields/prison officers etc and those with a passing interest in the criminal mind and those who delve into it. Well written, Paul Britton is a talented writer and comes across as a really nice chap. I do wonder if there were cases he got it majorly wrong on a didn't discuss - we all make mistakes hey.. and I also wonder if he felt as positive towards the police as he said he did - they must have seriously hacked him off at times.. any institution will... That said though it is good to read a autobiography type book were the writer doesn't depress you with a sad and sorry tale. That said ... Read More: Rating: - Brilliant readI for one loved this book and it gives a very clear insight into what is needed to convict these scum that are in our and everyones society, I for one thank people like Paul Britton and am Glad he is there. In reference to Stagg, yes it is regrettable that an innocent man went to jail but even a layperson can see the how he could be the killer. Britton gives advice to the court if the Judge or jury agrees than that is that. If I was on the Jury I would of convicted him but does that make Britton a fraud? No of course not. In this line of work wrong assumptions are always the danger but look how much he did get right. These people need help and taking off the street and I would add Stagg to that. Look what he did in ... Read More: Rating:  - Very good read but....This was certainly a very good read and certainly one you don't want to put down. It gives you a fascinating insight in to the beginnings of criminal profiling and in to some of the high profile cases of the last 20 odd years. It gives you a lot to think about and raises some real concerns about how easy it can be for suspects to fall through the net and for serial offenders to remain undetected. My only unease with the book is that I sometimes felt that the author stroked his own ego a little too much - realising the human frailties of the police force yet rarely acknowledging any of his own. That is of course just a personal opinion and did not significantly detract from what is an excellent and compelling, if not always enjoyable, read. Rating:  - Something you should know....While this book is a highly interesting look into the world of a criminal profiler, i think that before buying this book, people should know that since publication, Paul Britton's profile led to the conviction of a man who was indeed innocent of a crime, the wimbeldon common murder. What needs to be understood is that profiles alone do not lead to the convictions of criminal as is portrated in the media. it is marely a tool to aid police officers and detectives. They may sometimes be wrong profiles!!!!! However, the book is interesting but do not fall for the misguided facts that the media give the public!! Rating:  - Contradictions...Reading this book, I noticed two things. The first is that Britton is willing to hog the credit for cases in which he had very little involvement. The second is that his versions of events tend to clash with those of others - even people that he professes to admire. For example he tries to show that he had an open mind in the Colin Stagg case by claiming that he didn't know anything about Stagg's interrogation at the time of his first arrest until after Stagg was released from that arrest. But Inspector Keith Pedder (whom Britton praises!) claims in his book (The Rachel Files) that Britton was advising the police DURING THAT INTERROGATION! Clearly they cannot both be right. I suspect that the Pedder version is nearer to the truth ... Read More: |
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