Equation for Evil

Philip Caputo

earliest edition we have, 1996 Harpercollins, 1997 paperback 496 pages

Equation for Evil examines the anatomy of a horrific crime: a lone gunman, Duane Boggs, has opened fire on a busload of Asian-American children in rural California, then turned the gun on himself after the attack. In response to public outcry, Gabriel Chin, special agent for the California Department of Justice, and forensic psychiatrist Leander Heartwood are ordered to conduct a "psychiatric autopsy" of Boggs to det...

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Equation for Evil edition · 2014 · HarperCollins Publishers · 9780062340627
Equation for Evil paperback · 1997 · Harpercollins · 496 pages · 9780060984113
Equation for evil edition · 1996 · HarperCollins · 488 pages

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