By Reason Insanity - Hardcover

Shane Stevens

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671240587 ISBN 13: 9780671240585

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1979

Synopsis

Thomas Bishop was 25 when he escaped from an institution for the criminally insane. Behind him was a gro tesque history of pain, murder and rage. Ahead lay a path of horrifying vengeance that would trigger the most intense ma nhunt. '

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Review:

Back in the '70s, when the term "serial killer" wasn't yet popular, Shane Stevens wrote this long, exquisitely detailed novel about a psychopathic murderer. Thomas Bishop escapes from an insane asylum at age 25 and begins what he fully intends to be a historic career as a multiple murderer. He is meticulous, intelligent, conscious of what he is doing, and utterly amoral. And we are inside his head, every step of the way--a welcome approach compared to contemporary works that focus on a detective or reporter protagonist. The New York Times called it "violent realism . . . extremely effective."

About the Author:

Shane Stevens is the author of numerous books, including The Anvil Chorus, Dead City, Go Down Dead, Rat Pack, and Way Uptown in Another World.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0671240587
• ISBN 13: 9780671240585
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 511