Children Who Kill is the second true crime novel by this author and looks at pre-teen and teenage killers in both the United States and England it also looks deeply at a number of well known and lesser-known cases. This is a well-written and well thought out book. The reader is left in no doubt about the seriousness of the cases and the effect that the way in which their childhood has contributed to their behaviour.
This is certainly a fascinating book and Carol Anne Davis has shown in no uncertain terms that while society might think that young children are incapable of violence, this is not the case. Like adults they are just as capable of terrible and monstrous behaviour to the extent that they are willing to kill and are also masters of manipulation. Like most true crime books this is a well-researched book, which has lifted the lid off children who kill.
Children Who Kill is a welcome addition to the annals of true crime
and a must for any well-stocked library
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Ayo Onatade
Other books by Carol Anne Davis are Shrouded, Safe as Houses, Noise Abatement
and her true crime book Women Who Kill.
To lean more about Carol Ann, viist her web site at
http://wwwtellitlikeitis.demon.co.uk