Conversations with Dead Serial Killers

By: Ashley Lister

Narrated by: Ashley Lister

“A clown can get away with murder.” (John Wayne Gacy, the killer clown)

Derek Turner makes his living as a psychic. But when he makes his first genuine contact with the spirit world, it is an encounter that starts him on a pathway to holding conversations with dead serial killers.

Someone is recreating the most infamous crimes of the world’s sickest serial killers, including Jack the Ripper, BTK, Charles Albright, and Ed Gein. Derek learns that it’s within his power to either profit from this situation or bring it to a needed conclusion and prevent further unnecessary deaths.

But profit can be a compelling argument.

Blending the reports from true crime stories with the lies from a professional psychic, Conversations with Dead Serial Killers explores the danger and obscenity that comes from glamorizing murderers.

From the Book:

"The thing that few people appreciated about Ed Gein was his skill as a seamstress. Clive had sat through every episode of the Great British Sewing Bee and, whilst the finalists on that show invariably produced some nice-looking creations in the last episode of each series, and sometimes that was when they were working with awkward fabrics such as taffeta or broderie anglaise, none of them had (yet) been challenged with creating something original from human skin. To Clive’s mind, it was an injustice that everyone looked at Ed Gein’s work (the belt made from nipples, the lampshade made from Mary Hogan’s face, and the chairs, fully upholstered, in human skin) and all they saw was the Grand Guignol horror that came from murder, the desecration of graves, and the violation of corpses. No one appreciated the man for his craftsmanship and finesse with a needle and thread."

©2022 Ashley Lister (P)2022 Ashley Lister

A Fascination With Dead Serial Killers

I thought this story was complex and thought-provoking. I was stunned by the depth of the details about the various serial killers who were acknowledged in the text. I was amazed at the amount of research that the author had to have done in order to write this story. I liked how the stories of the two brothers were weaved together. I do caution other readers that there were some pretty graphic descriptions presented. I thought Ashley Lister's narration was good, and I appreciated that his voice was clearer in this performance. I was given a copy of the audiobook. I volunteered, without financial gain, to post this review which included my honest opinions regarding this audiobook.