Customer Reviews
Sick - By: superdudeo, 15 Feb 2008 
There is nothing compelling or amazing about this book not because of the author or his style but for the content. I struggle to find the benefit of reading about these horrific events. Don't get me wrong I am not sensitive; I enjoy watching & reading horror but I got half way through this & I've decided to burn the book. If you enjoy reading this book then there is something wrong with you. It's not fiction, these two characters deserve to rotin hell
Compelling Shocking and Fascinating for True Crime Fans - By: A. J. Pryce, 04 Feb 2008 
Just Finished this book, it is incredibly well written & informative, author Howard Sounes has really shown a insight to Fred & Rose's childhood & why they may have done what they done. I am a big reader of murder cases,especially serial killers, but nothing prepared me for the this book & the effect it had on me. It left me feeling emotionally drained & exhausted but wanting to read more ,I dont recommend you read at night as you will argue with yourself to why how & what if, as to the outcomes of what happened & went on at Cromwell Road.
What made the book more daunting to me as a mother was the scale of Rose's involvement as the most vile,vicious & dominant one of the two & i agree with previous reviews thatin fact,it seems from this account that it was Rose's sadistic lust for violent & bizarre sex that was the motivation for most of these murders.
After reading this book I too found myself feeling more disgust for Rose West than for Fred, as i said before as a mother she too was a woman & a mother so it made it impossible to comprehend just how evil she was.One thing i will say i found the sexual abuse hardest to deal within this book. Recommended & now reading John Bennetts book as to a Police officers side to the murders.
Probably the most comprehensive account of these terrible crimes you will read. - By: Mr. A. Allsop, 19 Nov 2007 Having just read this book & being left totally shellshocked, it`s strange to find yourself wholeheartily recommending it to anyone wishing to try & understand these two un-believable people. It is a fascinating & gripping account of shattered lives. The author does not shy away from providing full details but does not glorify them, presenting factsin a very honest & moving way. This book will grip you until the final pages. it is however, very easy to read & certainly does not drag, even the early years before the attrocities were carried out are extremely interesting & you begin to wonder whether the terrible course they took was set back then. Highly recommended!!
Fred and Rose - Howard Scounes - By: Ms. Jodie L. Lees, 12 Nov 2007 OMG this book was amazing, i couldn't put it down. It was very well written & the detail was fantastic. I esp like the fact that we found out about there parents & things that could of contributed to them becoming so evil.
Highly recommended read!!
Fred and Rose - By: Samantha Symons, 02 Apr 2007 You have to read this book if you are intersetedin true crime. An upsetting & emotionally difficult book to read at times but a detailed account of the horrors at Cromwell Street & the lives of Fred & Rose.
