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Son (Mass Market Paperback)

by Jack Olsen (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  (15 customer reviews)

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On one level, this 1984 Edgar Award Nominee is the story of a sociopathic rapist, a clean-cut realtor named Fred Coe who raped dozens of women in sunny Spokane, Washington. Olsen paints the portrait of a man whose exterior grandiosity and air of savoir faire barely conceal his deep insecurity about his career failures--a temperamental prima donna who emulates the pathetic hero of "American Gigolo." But on another, even more compelling level, this is the story of the women in Fred's life: His histrionic, clinging mother is a fair-skinned beauty in jet-black wigs, outrageous attire, and excessive jewelry, who eventually plots to kill the judge and prosecutor who put her dear "Son" away. A wife, and later on a girlfriend, both devoted to Fred, are devastated by his exposure as a brutal rapist. And several of Fred's many victims are also compassionately portrayed in all their individuality.

From Publishers Weekly
A model of true crime writing and a Literary Guild selection in cloth, Olsen's psychological and physiological profile of serial killer Arthur Shawcross, who murdered 11 prostitutes after being surreptitiously paroled to Rochester, N.Y., includes courtroom testimony, psychiatric interviews and the testimonies of many affected by Shawcross's crimes.
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Product Details
  • Mass Market Paperback: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Dell (April 1, 1985)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0440181488
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440181484
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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