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James Fairweather: The True Story of Great Britains Youngest Serial Killer (Detectives True Crime Cases Book 5) Kindle Edition

by C.L. Swinney (Author), Aeternum Designs (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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James Fairweather, 15, Britain's youngest serial killer would have continued to hunt random victims had it not been for an observant dog walker. Eerily, she was also Fairweather's third intended victim. Fueled by the grief of his grandmother's passing and anger from being picked on at school, Fairweather turned to violent video games, horror movies, and pornography to escape reality. Soon thereafter, he developed a deep passion for serial killers - becoming one dominated all of his thoughts. When asked by his school teacher what he wanted to be when he grew up, James replied, "A murderer." Fairweather, true to his word, struck twice before police apprehended him and put a stop to this teen-aged killer.

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This is the Chris's 5th book in his 'Homicide True Crime Cases Series'

Chris Swinney is the bestselling true crime author of:
- Robert Pickton: The Pig Farmer Killer
- The Killer Handyman: The True Story of William Patrick Fyfe
- Deadly Voices: The True Story of Serial Killer Herbert Mullin
- Peter Manuel: The Beast of Birkenshaw Serial Killer
- The Clairemont Killer: The True Story of Serial Killer Cleophus Prince, Jr.
- James Fairweather: The True Story of England's Youngest Serial Killer
- Monster: True Story of Serial Killer Peter Kurten
- LIST OF 10: The True Story of Serial Killer Joseph Naso

He is also the author of the action/thriller "Bill Dix Detective Series"
Book 1 - Gray Ghost
Book 2 - The Cartel Enforcers
Book 3 - Sin City Assassin
Book 4 - Full Circle

Book 5 of 8

Detectives True Crime Cases
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117 pages
Language

English
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Publication date

June 18, 2016
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This book really makes you wonder what was going on in this boys head. I love these books they are a quick read and you learn about killers you probably had never heard of. I only gave it 4 star's because the author tends to repeat himself often, and he gives his own theory often. He is an officer who has seen a lot I'm sure, but he is not a psychologist. I would recommend this book to a true crime reader though, you can form your own opinions on this young man and the rest of today's youth, just be ready for the graphic details- Tammy Baker.
James Fairweather was 15 when he killed 2 people. He stated that he heard voices that told him to kill. The voices got louder more aggressive stating violent things. People started calling him a freak and a weirdo because he was always talking to himself. When apprehended he confessed that he was planning to kill at least 15 more people. Fairweather was infatuated with other Serial Killers and he thought that he was a better Serial Killer than Peter Sutcliffe. It is possible that he were not caught he would have launched an attack at his school and killed his parents. The amount of excitement and joy that he obtained from takin someone's life should of scared anyone that was near him. He showed no remorse about what he had done. Chris Swinney adds his thought and experience as a Police Officer in his writing of this book which I love and enjoy, its not just a story. it enlightens the reader to the hurdles and things a Police Officer goes through in there day to day life in these situations. A great book for all True Crime Lovers and a must read!!!!!!-Kathi Garcia

About the Author

C. L. Swinney is currently assigned to patrol after a six year tour working narcotics and homicide cases in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has written true crime books including,

Robert Pickton: The Pig Farmer Serial Killer
The Killer Handyman: The True Story of Patrick Fyfe
Robert Black: The True Story of a Child Rapist and Serial Killer
Deadly Voices: The True Story of Herbert Mullin
Peter Manuel: The Beast of Birkenshaw
The Clairemont Killer

He also has a four book crime fiction series: The Bill Dix Detective Series, featuring Bill Dix and Steve Petersen.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01GST48ZE
Publisher ‏ : ‎ RJ Parker Publishing (June 18, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 18, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1202 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 117 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1533683999

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C. L. Swinney is the author of eleven international #1 best-selling true crime books in five countries. He's also the author of a best-selling crime-fiction series, the Bill Dix Detective Series.

Several of his books are being considered for film and TV rights by two agencies and he's consulted for a mini-series in Hollywood based on a serial killer cold case being re-opened. Chris has contributed to PoliceOne.com and regularly gives exciting radio/podcast interviews.

Chris has published four projects. An anthology entitled Justice Shall Be Served, two chap books, Crushing Tin and Jaded Potholes, and historical fiction, The Cecil Hotel.

He donates proceeds from book sales to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Cancer research, PTSD/Military support groups, StopHungerNow.Org, and victims of violent crimes.

Lastly, Chris is the owner of 6 Apparel Company, a law enforcement owned and operated clothing company designing products for men and women in law enforcement (and retired) and all first responders. @6apparelcompany on Twitter and Instagram.

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RM

Yes they can start out young....

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2016

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This was amazing insight into the mind of a young man who stated he wanted to be a murderer when he grows up. He would meticulously stalk his prey at random and kill in attempt to still the voices in his head that laughed and taunted him to kill. This is a chilling book and leaves one with a terrifying thought that killers can really start out at a young age. Meet James Fairweather whom 2 months prior was just sentenced. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading true crime. I've enjoyed every other book by this author!

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robyn watts

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2016

It's ok!

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2017

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Chris is one of my favorite TC authors. This book is short, sweet and the details are great. James was a very lonely teenage boy who wanted attention. Innocent people were taken away for no reason. A must read

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2016

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Sucks. Repetitive sentences. Same facts/ thoughts said over and over in an effort to to make more pages. Skimmed through quickly, very boring book.

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Lyn G.

which would have been completely fine with me if he had just said everything once

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2016

This book wasn't as exciting as it sounds, at least for me.
I was expecting a lot more details about James Fairweather and his crimes, and I was also kind of assuming that the author had personally worked on the James Fairweather case, but he just researched it. That led to him giving his own opinions about what could have been done and how we should feel, which would have been completely fine with me if he had just said everything once, maybe twice, but he repeated the same things over and over, so it got a little old and made the book less enjoyable for me. It does make me interested to see how Swinney would approach a book about a case he personally worked, though.
Note: I received this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways.

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2016

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When you look at James Fairweather's picture, he looks like a normal, clean-cut teenager, which we definitely was not. James was into violent video games and blamed voices in his dead telling him to kill the random victims he chose. There were many red flags that should have been investigated especially when he kept telling people that he wanted to be a murderer. Chris Swinney does an excellent job detailing the life and crimes of James Fairweather. I highly recommend this book.

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JimmyCrackCorn

Quality, yet short, true crime book.

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2016

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Lots of interesting reviews for this cat. My opinion is the book was great. Not as long as many other true crime books I've read, but the content was strong and the writing was good. I'll be reading more from this author.

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Muhammad Nizam Bin Mohtar

A very good book. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2019

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A very good book. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Short, sharp & straight to the point. 👍

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Gloria

Really good read

Reviewed in Australia on May 4, 2019

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This book was well written and brought a young killer into my life for a while. Highly recommended true crime.

joy page

James Fairweather

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2016

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I always thought a serial killer had to have killed three or more times for that title, Very sad case, But when do you go in to do something about anything, We read every day that things could have been prevented if only, Everyone has rights and people in authority have th uphold these rights ,so again ,When do you go into doing anything before the act has been committed,very hard , Joy Page West Yorkshire ,England

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Kindle Richard

Excellent account of a disturbed teenager

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 25, 2016

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Every parent should read this book, we tend to forget what young people are looking at in their bedrooms, the internet can be dangerous......

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gary johnston

Avoid

Reviewed in Australia on November 28, 2016

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This book is badly written, full of generalisations and absurd conclusions. It's truly appalling and doesn't in any way provide a sensible explanation or prognosis for the crimes it purports to investigate.

janies bits

Sounded good but reading the local newspapers would have been as ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2016

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Sounded good but reading the local newspapers would have been as informative. a young boy - obviously deranged - stabs and kills 2 people, thus making him Britains youngest serial killer uuh? I thought you had to kill 3 people at different times to be a serial killer. But there was no real depth to this book, .Just think a good story was lost here glad when I finished it..over sentionalised money maker