Overview

What drove Harold Shipman to murder over 200 of his elderly patients? Why did Beverly Allitt kill the babies in her care? This book examines the formative influences and careers of British, American and European doctors, nurses, dentists and paramedics. Going beyond the usual killers-on-the-ward compendiums, Davis examines surgeons who killed their wives, dentists and doctors who murdered their children for profit and paper mask doctors guilty of gross malpractice. It features up to date information on landmark cases and includes unique interviews with psychologists and journalists with in-depth knowledge of the cases.

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'Writes with dangerous authority about the deadly everyday - You've got to read her' Ian Rankin

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CAROL ANNE DAVIS was born in Dundee, moved to Edinburgh in her twenties and now lives in the south of England. She left school at fifteen and was everything from an artist's model to an editorial assistant before going to university. Her MA degree included criminology and was followed by a postgraduate diploma in Adult and Community Education. She is an expert on true-crime and is the author of the bestselling '...Who Kill' series.

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