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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 1
1. “So You Refuse to Drink with Me, Do You?” 6
2. “I Loved My Wife So I Killed Her” 45
3. “He Got What He Deserved” 85
4. “If Ever That Black Dog Crosses the Threshold of My House, I Will Kill Him” 120
5. “The Dead Man’s Hand” 159
6. “A Good Place to Drown Babies” 200
7. “A Butcher at the Stockyard Killing Sheep” 236
Conclusion 272
Appendix: Methodology 279
Notes 285
Acknowledgments 359
Index 363

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 1
1. “So You Refuse to Drink with Me, Do You?” 6
2. “I Loved My Wife So I Killed Her” 45
3. “He Got What He Deserved” 85
4. “If Ever That Black Dog Crosses the Threshold of My House, I Will Kill Him” 120
5. “The Dead Man’s Hand” 159
6. “A Good Place to Drown Babies” 200
7. “A Butcher at the Stockyard Killing Sheep” 236
Conclusion 272
Appendix: Methodology 279
Notes 285
Acknowledgments 359
Index 363

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