A review by katiescho741
Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door by L. Kelly, Tim Potter, Hurst Laviana, Roy Wenzl

3.0

This book starts off really well, but I started struggling with it after about 50/60%. I liked the way the first several chapters are written, and that they are short. I found it interesting that there wasn't the usual section about the killer's childhood, family, and upbringing, but I liked the way the book was written in a simple and linear way, with the details of BTK's crimes and the events of the day combined with the police investigation.
To be honest, I think the book starts to falter a bit after BTK stopped being active. I felt the authors didn't know what to put in those many years from around 1980 to around 2004 and I found myself skimming the sections a bit while there was some discussion about writing articles and starting and ending task forces etc.
I found his capture to be very interesting too- the way he was caught, his reaction etc. Overall this is a pretty readable account of BTK and his crimes.