Consultant Godwin steers clear of the sensational and presents a solid model of serial murderers and their crime scene behaviors. With updates reflecting new research, he begins by describing what motivates murderers and assesses the reliability, validity and utility of current serial murderer classifications, including the FBI Serial Murder Model. He describes the Thematic Facet Model, which includes unique elements that closely consider cognition, behavioral organization and attachment, surveys the most current research and describes the latest methods of conducting it, and gives descriptive statistics, including characteristics of serial killers" criminal histories. Godwin"s examinations of crime scene behavior, including several analysis tools, and he applies models and analysis to police investigations through case studies and examples. The result is a comprehensive classroom text and self-study guide. Annotation ?2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)