Catch a Killer,

by George A. Woods

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060265892
• ISBN13: 9780060265892
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Complex characterization makes this book stand out.

I am a college senior who read this book for a young adult literature class and I was extremely impressed with how this book broke free from the usual stereotypes of its genre. Woods did a wonderful job of explaining the killer's motivations and portraying him as a sympathetic character. This book never fell back on the good or evil, black or white characterization. Instead, the people in Catch a Killer were created in shades of gray and the killer showed that it is possible to be both good and evil.