THEY ASKED FOR DEATH

Houts (Marshall)

Published by Cowles Bookj Company (New York), 1970

About this Item

Hardback. PRESENTATION COPY. A case-history survey of homicidal killings and assaults in which the victim appeared to "invite" the violence visited upon him. This study of typical murder situations reveals that many people possess a tendency toward self-destruction; they are murder-prone just as some individuals are accident-[rone; they provoke their own demise. Among the case histories cited by the author are : the nymphomaniac who talked her husband into killing her as the only way of stopping her urge to give herself to other men; the rivalry between two men for a ministry that ended in death; the Irishman who ridiculed his Swedish neighbour once too often; the chronic wife-beater whose victim turned on him after 15yrs. of abuse; the college tgirls who played the dangerous game of seeing who could have the most interesting experiences while hitching rides with strange men. With Appendix. 241pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. in Vg. dw. showing signs of shelfwear. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

Seller Inventory # 13628

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THEY ASKED FOR DEATH
• Publisher: Cowles Bookj Company (New York)
• Publication Date: 1970
• Binding: Hardcover / Hardback
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: signed by author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Forensic & Criminology