Lovers, Killers, Husbands and Wives [Hardcover]

Martin Blinder (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 175 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; 1st edition (July 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312499647
• ISBN-13: 978-0312499648
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,004,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating - What Makes People Kill And What Does Insanity Really Mean?, September 10, 2008

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This review is from: Lovers, Killers, Husbands and Wives (Hardcover)

Author Martin Blinder, MD, is a psychiatrist who testifies in criminal court as an expert witness in murder trials, both for the prosecution and the defense. His specialty is establishing competency or incompetency to stand trial, as well as bolstering or disproving the claims of defendants who claim to be insane.

This book is written so that a regular person can understand the concepts, even without a legal or medical background. The author summarizes fifteen different murder cases in which he interviewed and evaluated the defendants. In the introduction, he also explains the significance of the M'Naughten rule, as well as the history of this interesting bit of legal history, in a way that a regular person can easily understand, instead of having to wade through pages of complicated legal jargon.

I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the subject of what makes people kill, especially within the context of a family relationship.

There is also one chapter in this book about a highly controversial murder case in San Francisco. Dr. Blinder evaluated defendant Dan White who was charged with the murder of two men - Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. After this case, Blinder was later unfairly tagged with the public persona of having invented 'The Twinkie Defense.'

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating but chilling, September 26, 2010

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This review is from: Lovers, Killers, Husbands and Wives (Hardcover)

This book is well written and makes complex legal concepts easy to understand. The case histories are chilling to read.