The Murderer Next Door

Description

A leading psychologist profiles the killer in us all with this provocative, trailblazing workThough we may choose to believe that murderers are pathological misfits or hardened criminals, evolutionary psychologist and acclaimed author David Buss has some sobering news. Based on years of unprecedented studies conducted around the globe and filled with riveting accounts of specific murders, The Murderer Next Door shows that the vast majority of murders are committed by ordinary people—and that the impulse to kill, far from being an aberration, has been hardwired by evolution into every human brain, where it awaits triggers that are stunningly familiar. Packed with revelatory information that overturns so much of what we think about ourselves, this riveting look into the underworld of the human mind will enthrall the legions of readers drawn to criminal profiling and true crime.

First Sentence

MY INTEREST in studying murder was sparked when I witnessed a close friend fly into a murderous rage one night at a cocktail party.

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Other Editions

• The Murderer Next DoorElectronic resourcePenguin USA, Inc.2009-01-01
• The murderer next doorPenguin Press2005-01-01
• The Murderer Next DoorHardcoverPenguin Press HC, The2005-05-19
• The Murderer Next DoorPenguin (Non-Classics)2006-04-25