The Gates of Janus
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The Gates of Janus is a controversial true-crime book by British serial killer Ian Brady, in which he analyzes the psychology and methods of other murderers.
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| The Gates of Janus canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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true crime book ⓘ |
| about | Moors murders (indirectly, via author background) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ian Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorCitizenship | British ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | serial killer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBySource | controversial true-crime book by British serial killer Ian Brady, in which he analyzes the psychology and methods of other murderers ⓘ |
| genre |
criminology
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true crime ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised edition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays on individual serial killers
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theoretical discussion of murder and society ⓘ |
| hasReception |
criticized as morally problematic
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mixed critical reception ⓘ noted for insight into a killer’s mindset ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
evil
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free will ⓘ nature of violence ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| isbn | 0-922915-65-0 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
criminal psychology
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murder ⓘ serial killers ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of the psychology and methods of other murderers
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being written by convicted serial killer Ian Brady ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 300 pages ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher | Feral House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedEditionPublicationDate | 2015 ⓘ |
| setting | primarily analytical, not narrative ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical debate about giving a platform to convicted killers ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | Janus, the Roman god of doorways and duality ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | offender-written true crime literature ⓘ |
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