

Nilsen's own thoughts and words also pepper the narrative and the the narrator did a great job in differentiating between voices and ensuring this an atmospheric as well as an informative listen.

I felt it a cleverly deployed tactic to introduce the reader to the killer before the person and this perspective ensured I was intrigued to understand how the former grew from the latter, throughout. From this point, Masters has his readers engaged and takes them on a journey through Nilsen's ancestry, family life, and early years. The book opens with the detection of his heinous killings, which meant scenes of the most despicable nature were almost immediately presented to the reader. This is the chilling true-crime account of British serial killer, Dennis Nilsen's, brutal murders and the inevitable discovery of his horrific crimes.
