Contents

Chapters in this book

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