The subject of murder has always held a particular fascination for us. But, since at least the nineteenth century, we have seen the murderer as different from t

The subject of murder has always held a particular fascination for us. But, since at least the nineteenth century, we have seen the murderer as different from t

In the United States and Great Britain, 20-30% of all homicides involve the killing of a woman by a man. In When Men Murder Women, Dobash and Dobash - two seaso

Finalist for the 2022 Cheiron Book Prize​ An Organ of Murder explores the origins of both popular and elite theories of criminality in the nineteenth-century

The riveting account of the landmark "Hit Man Case"--involving a man who hired a contract killer to execute his ex-wife, his severely brain-damaged son, and the