Son

Jack Olsen. Dell Publishing Company, $7.99 (544pp) ISBN 978-0-440-18148-4

A model of true crime writing and a Literary Guild selection in cloth, Olsen's psychological and physiological profile of serial killer Arthur Shawcross, who murdered 11 prostitutes after being surreptitiously paroled to Rochester, N.Y., includes courtroom testimony, psychiatric interviews and the testimonies of many affected by Shawcross's crimes. (Oct.)

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