History of a drowning boy
Nilsen, Dennis Andrew, 1945-2021
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Dennis Nilsen was one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, jailed for life in 1983 after the murders of 12 men and the attempted murders of many more. Seven years after his conviction, Nilsen began to write his autobiography, and over a period of 18 years he typed 6,000 pages of introspection, reflection, comment and explanation. Nilsen was determined to have his memoir published but to his frustration, the Home Office blocked publication during his lifetime. He died in 2018 entrusting the manuscript to his closest friend and it is now being published with the latter's permission. Any autobiography presents the writer's story from just one perspective: his own, and as such this record should be treated with some caution. The foreword by criminologist Dr Mark Pettigrew offers some context to Nilsen's words.
Main title:
History of a drowning boy / Dennis Nilsen ; foreword by Dr Mark Pettigrew.
Author:
Nilsen, Dennis Andrew, 1945-, author
Imprint:
Cowfold : RedDoor Press, 2021.
Collation:
336 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781913062538 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.1523092
LC class:
HV6535.G6
Local class:
B NIL
Language:
English
BRN:
2831251