A Need to Kill
Confessions of a Teen Murderer
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4.0 • 21 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
***Please note: This ebook edition does not contain the photos found in the print edition.***
Alec Krieder knew his best friend's family never locked their doors—making Kevin Haines and his family the perfect targets for a crime. One night, he waited until they were asleep…then entered the house with a knife. Alec burst into the master bedroom and stabbed Tom and Lisa Haines first. Then he attacked Kevin, who fought for his life. Meanwhile, at the end of the hall, Kevin's sister Maggie awoke to the sound of violence—and was the only one who made it out alive.
Clean-cut and academically gifted, Alec seemed to have no motives, no history of psychosis—and no remorse. Some believed he was a serial killer in the making, a soulless monster plagued by "demons." Now, for the first time, acclaimed author Michael W. Cuneo shares the inside story—with shocking details of Alec's confession to his father, disturbing messages to his classmates, and chilling excerpts from his diaries—and takes you inside the dark, troubled mind of this teenage killer.
Customer Reviews
Excellent
Once again, Michael W Cuneo delivers a spellbinding page turner about a gruesome triple murder. Unlike many true crime books, the killer is not immediately revealed. The added element of mystery adds intrigue and interest to a genre of books not usually known for such qualities. In A Need to Kill, of course family members are the first to be suspected. But with little evidence and no discernible motive, the case becomes baffling to even top notch law enforcement. It is a harrowing look into the mind of an evil killer devoid of soul, whose actions leave numerous tragic victims in his wake. My highest recommendation.
just okay
This book was just okay. The crime itself is both horrific and fascinating, however this book is repetitive, not very well written, and just seems to drag out the story unnecessarily. I have read a lot of true crime books and I found this one to be one of the least interesting - I had to skip a lot towards the end and even then I came across whole pages of the same quotes & theories repeated over and over. I was happy to finally get the book over with. Ugh.