On the Trail of the Serpent: The Epic Hunt for the Bikini Killer

by Julie Clarke and Richard Neville

Book Overview

The complete story of Charles Sobhraj, the serial killer who inspired the hit Netflix series The Serpent.

Charles Sobhraj remains one of the world's great conmen, and as a serial killer, the story of his life and capture endures as legend. Born in Vietnam to a Vietnamese mother and Indian father, Sobhraj grew up deprived of a sense of identity, moving to France before being imprisoned and stripped of his multiple nationalities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143136852
• ISBN13: 9780143136859
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 3.5" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Charismatic revelations

I read this book several times in the eighties - I was reading as many titles as I could find on charismatic psychopaths. Ed Sanders "The Family" was another excellent read. Neville's story of CJ's rampant career across Asia was fascinating - he seduces us even from the page. I love/hate the charismatic trigger that all humans respond to - is it a genetic imperative to resond to this rare attribute in someone to ensure that we follow leaders? Few modern leaders have this charisma essence anyway - see Australian PM John Howard - maybe we need more Charismatics, and damn the odd psychopath as a necessary part of the deal. Collateral Damage, as the Yanks like to say...Get this book, however you can, and enjoy.

Absolutely brilliant

If any one has been to Thialand, Vietnam or India this book is a must, you simply cannot put it down and it's all true!