{"product_id":"fiend-the-shocking-true-story-of-americas-youngest-serial-killer-9780671014483","title":"Fiend: The Shocking True Story of Americas Youngest Serial Killer","description":"\u003cb\u003eA MONSTER PREYED UPON THE CHILDREN OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY BOSTON. HIS CRIMES WERE APPALLING -- AND YET HE WAS LITTLE MORE THAN A CHILD HIMSELF.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When fourteen-year-old Jesse Pomeroy was arrested in 1874, a nightmarish reign of terror over an unsuspecting city came to an end. The Boston Boy Fiend was imprisoned at last. But the complex questions sparked by his ghastly crime spree -- the hows and whys of vicious juvenile crime -- were as relevant in the so-called Age of Innocence as they are today. \u003cbr\u003e Jesse Pomeroy was outwardly repellent in appearance, with a gruesome dead eye; inside, he was deformed beyond imagining. A sexual sadist of disturbing precocity, he satisfied his atrocious appetites by abducting and torturing his child victims. But soon, the teenager's bloodlust gave way to another obsession: murder. \u003cbr\u003e Harold Schechter, whose true-crime masterpieces are well-documented nightmares for anyone who dares to look (\u003ci\u003ePeoria Journal Star\u003c\/i\u003e), brings his acclaimed mix of page-turning storytelling, brilliant insight, and fascinating historical documentation to \u003ci\u003eFiend\u003c\/i\u003e -- an unforgettable account from the annals of American crime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harold Schechter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 6.10w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780671014483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchechter, Harold:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Harold Schechter is a professor of American literature and culture. Renowned for his true-crime writing, he is the author of the nonfiction books \u003ci\u003eFatal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFiend\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBestial\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeviant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeranged\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDepraved\u003c\/i\u003e, and, with David Everitt, \u003ci\u003eThe A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eNevermore\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hum Bug\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed historical novels featuring Edgar Allan Poe. He lives in New York State.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39823781953651,"sku":"9780671014483","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_75564bf4-0a7f-4c4e-930f-0f378f8f2b28.jpg?v=1644533147","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/fiend-the-shocking-true-story-of-americas-youngest-serial-killer-9780671014483","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}