The Reason Why: An Anthology of the Murderous Mind

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The Reason Why: An Anthology of the Murderous Mind is one of Ruth Rendell's few non-fiction works. It was first published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1995 and a US edition from Crown, New York followed in 1996. [1]

The book describes more than 100 murders organized into eight chapters according to motive. [1] [2] A reviewer for Publishers Weekly criticized the book for being "too neat", saying the brief descriptions of true crimes "provide neither a serious analytical approach nor a rich imaginative one." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Reason Why". Kirkus Reviews. 1 December 1995.
  2. 1 2 "The Reason Why: An Anthology of the Murderous Mind". Publishers Weekly. 4 March 1996.