This collection offers a little bit of everything, not only in terms of the types of incidents covered, but also in the perspectives presented by the different authors. The types of incidents covered is impressive–everything from devastating fires breaking out at concerts, to serial killers, to child abusers, to school shootings. Presentation also varies: some writers focus on lurid details of how the bodies are found, particularly when the victim is a female; others focus more on solving the crime, which is the part I prefer. Some focus extensively on murders committed by women; in fact, it would be easy to come away with the impression that women murder as often as men do, even though statistics tell me this is not true. Others focus on cases covered by the Innocence project. Some express dismay that particular women could have attracted so many men given that they are supposedly ‘so homely’; others talk openly about some of the problems of sexism that women can encounter in their lives. Every time I was fed up with a particular author’s presentation, it mercifully changed to something more palatable. The sheer range of topics and perspectives provides a lot of food for thought.