Rounding up to 3 stars


I never fully got into this one, the multiple narrative did not work for me.
I found it too confusing, and it broke the story up.

I very much enjoyed the parts with Ann, and her absolute conviction her father was innocent, and the lengths she went to.
Some good plot lines in there, but by the end, I didn't care too much why the killer killed.

An amazingly dark thriller full of suspense. This is a great translation and an incredibly thrilling book where you get to see into the mind a killer and how they work. I thought this was such an interesting and unique thriller with a great storyline. This is definitely a must read for true crime fans.

Ann can’t believe that her father, renowned philosophy professor Walter Lesniak, is a killer. Young girls, murdered over several years, red ribbons left at the crime scenes. Anatomy of a killer is a terrifying trip into the mind of a killer. There is a rollercoaster that starts above ground but then plummets underground and you are in a whole different world. That’s what you get from this book. To understand what drives a killer, how they justify their actions, how they cannot see what others see. Once I had started, I just kept going. Reading Anatomy of a killer is akin to a guilty pleasure. Do you want to know what evil is present in this world, what drives the most base human desires and actions? Well, if you really want to know…What can I say? A deliciously dark delight.