Thomas Bishop was twenty-five when he escaped from an institution for the criminally insane. Behind him was a grotesque history of pain, murder and rage. Ahead lay a path of horrifying vengeance that would trigger the most intense manhunt in history.
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Thomas Bishop was twenty-five when he escaped from an institution for the criminally insane. Behind him was a grotesque history of pain, murder and rage. Ahead lay a path of horrifying vengeance that would trigger the most intense manhunt in history.
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Add this copy of By Reason of Insanity to cart. $1,199.03, fair condition, Sold by SELL BOOKS LTD rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1987 by Penguin.
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Add this copy of By Reason of Insanity to cart. $19.26, good condition, Sold by Goodwill rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brooklyn Park, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Carroll & Graf Pub.
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Good. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover if applicable. Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include From the library of labels. Shrink wrap dust covers or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media.
Add this copy of By Reason of Insanity to cart. $22.45, good condition, Sold by BayStateBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Smithfield, RI, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Carroll & Graf Pub.
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The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting and there might be a From the library of label. Boxed set packaging shrink wrap or included media like CDs may be missing.
Add this copy of By Reason of Insanity to cart. $22.45, fair condition, Sold by BayStateBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Smithfield, RI, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Carroll & Graf Pub.
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Add this copy of By Reason of Insanity to cart. $57.00, very good condition, Sold by The Book Junction rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Shippensburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Dell.
Add this copy of By Reason of Insanity to cart. $87.00, like new condition, Sold by Always Superior Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Simon & Schuster.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Book No of the usual fading to the dw spine a few dents to the dw spione panel. According to Stephen King this is the best of the serial killer books. No remainder mark.
I read it in 1980 or "81 when the paperback came out. It is still the absolute best serial killer novel I have ever read!
Phez
Jul 17, 2008
Makes Silence of the Lambs seem like an Archie comic book.
Clevelandstyle
May 31, 2007
By reason of insanity
By Reason of Insanity by Shane Stevens is one of the most intriguing books I have ever read. I would recommend this book for any one who can handle the disturbing nature of it.
DrBones
Apr 6, 2007
THE Serial Killer Novel.
This book set the bar for serial killers in american fiction and the bar hasn't been touched. There are so many cop against serial iller novels out there that finding one that stands so far above the pack is a true gift. If you enjoy the crime genre that pits man against man in a race against time to try and save innocent lives from a twisted killer bent on slashing his way across the world, READ THIS BOOK. When I say that I would reccommend it to a friend, I mean a friend with a strong stomach. The graphic descriptions of violence seem excessive in some novels, but Shane stevens uses the horror to further highten the readers sense of helplessness in the face of what seems to be unstopable evil. I have not found a book that makes me feel as much as this does. So many feelings too. Fear, disgust, sympathy, empathy, loathing, anger, sadness, hope, and bitter hatred just to skim the surface. Shane stevens is an under rated genius in the genre of crime/horror novels, recognized mostly by his peers; such as Stephen King who mentions the character in this book as one of his inspirations for the bad guy in his novel "The Dark Half". King also raves about some of Stevens other books as well. Thank goodness that some of these are starting to be released so that a whole new generation ofpaperback thrill seekers can get to know one of the all time great writers of this genre of crime novels, and the characters he has scared so many of us with.
