Deviant by Harold Schechter

256 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction biography true crime dark informative tense medium-paced

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The truth behind the twisted crimes that inspired the films Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs... From "America's principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers" (The Boston Book Review) comes the definit...

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Moods

dark 100%
informative 77%
tense 50%
sad 31%
challenging 22%
mysterious 18%
emotional 13%
adventurous 4%
reflective 4%

Pace

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slow 28%
fast 19%

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