The Predator

This is the horrifying true story of a serial killer who left a trail of bodies across the globe. He eluded authorities for more than a quarter of a century until he was finally brought to justice after murdering British schoolgirl Caroline Dickinson in a French youth hostel. Francisco Arce Montes was a twisted, rejected loner with an addiction to murder. Only when he was finally caught, for the murder of Caroline, did the authorities uncover his trail of victims from Europe to South America. It is now believed that Montes was responsible for more than two dozen killings - his victims were always female and the attacks were all sexually motivated. Although those that knew him described him as a quiet, polite, softly spoken loner, Montes' cold, dark stare spoke volumes about the man that lay beneath. In this shocking and fascinating book, acclaimed true crime author, Wensley Clarkson, reveals the full story of this deeply disturbed sexual predator and serial murderer: how Montes was banished from his home town, how his first attack on a young girl led to a consensual relationship and to her bearing his first child, his first brushes with the law and how ultimately he managed to spread horror far and wide evading justice until now. Based on over 100 hours of exclusive interviews - including the killer himself and his shamed family, this is the definitive account of the world's only global serial killer.