Fiend: The Shocking True Story Of Americas Youngest Serial Killer

Fiend: The Shocking True Story Of Americas Youngest Serial Killer

Harold Schechter
$18.99
Publication Date: October 1st, 2000
Publisher:
Gallery Books
ISBN:
9780671014483
Pages:
320
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Description

The unputdownable true crime story about a killer who preyed on children but was not much older than his victims.

When fourteen-year-old Jesse Pomeroy was arrested in 1874, Boston’s nightmarish reign of terror came to an end. Called the “Boston Boy Fiend,” he was finally safely behind bars. But questions remained about how and why a teenager could commit such heinous crimes.

Acclaimed true crime writer Harold Schechter brings his brilliant insight and fascinating historical documentation to this unforgettable exploration of one of America’s youngest serial killers.

About the Author

Harold Schechter is a professor of American literature and culture. Renowned for his true-crime writing, he is the author of the nonfiction books Fatal, Fiend, Bestial, Deviant, Deranged, Depraved, and, with David Everitt, The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers. He is also the author of Nevermore and The Hum Bug, the acclaimed historical novels featuring Edgar Allan Poe. He lives in New York State.