Geoffrey Wansell, An Evil Love: The Life Of Frederick West Reviews

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Good Points: Very detailed accounts of the life and crimes of Fredrick West and the cruelty that went on in 25 Cromwell Street. The best book out on this subject matter so far!

Bad Points: Can be quite disturbing for those faint-hearted readers amongst us.

General comments: Geoffrey Wansell, An Evil Love: The Life Of Frederick West - Synopsis:
"Drawing on more than 100 hours of taped confessions and on his own handwritten autobiography whilst in jail, an account of the life of Frederick West, Britain's most notorious mass murderer, which also provides insight into the nature of pure evil".

In my opinion, this is the best account of the life and crimes of Fredrick West and the cruelty that went on in 25 Cromwell Street. Geoffrey Wansell paints a detailed and vivid picture of the life of Fred West, from his family and upbringing to the rape, torture and murder he devoted his life to. The book offers psychological analysis throughout the book, with constant reference and quotations from the various members of the West family.

I have read many books on the crimes of the Wests and I personally feel that this is the best account. Running 385 pages, the content of the book is the most disturbing and graphic I have encountered, so therefore I would not recommend this book to the fainthearted amongst us. This book will shock, sicken, disturb and even anger you, but it is an important book, allowing the reader to try and understand the cruelty man is capable of.

The book was first published back in August of 1996 by Headline.