THE LAST DANCE. Murder in Canada

Paperback. In 25yrs. Canada's homicide rate more than doubled. More and more murders go unsolved. Who are the killers? Who are their victims? And why do they kill? What is wong with Canada - a "civilised" country? In his search for answers, the author looks at family fragmentation, sexual and economic revolution, and the boom in illegal drugs. He digs deeply into capital-case files, police reports, and intimate interviews with 40 convicted murderers. How does Canada's murder rate compare to that in other countries? Is violence a new and growing problem, or a human legacy that cannot be controlled by the laws, the courts, or even the death penalty? Here are the abused, desperate lives that can erupt or slide into murder - from those who kill in blind passion to those who trade cold cash for violent death: The jealous husband who smothered his children to punish his wife; the woman who paid $100 to see her vicious husband dead; devastating serial murderers. The author traces the history of murder in Canada - from prisoners dropped to their deaths while a mob fidgets to storm the scaffold to duels in court over the blurred line between "sanity" and "insanity". And in case after case, with the suspense of a detective novel, he sifts through little-known evidence to determine what really happened and why. With Notes. 333pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers.