A rare insight into one of the most disturbing trends of our times

As I read MURDERS MOST FOUL, therelevance of Rebecca Coffey's book became painfully clear. Seven people werekilled and three more wounded at Oikos University by student One L. Goh, thelatest tragedy in a baffling series of U.S. school killings that began in 1927. In MURDERS MOST FOUL, Coffey plumbs thatdisturbing history, an exploration that suggests the trend may continue.
These widely publicized tragedies have provided many witha soapbox for their views. MURDERS MOST FOUL avoids that temptation. Instead,Coffey scours away the sensationalism and presents us with unvarnished portraitsof those who have committed some of history's most merciless crimes, often withmethodical premeditation. In prose compelling by its stark focus, Coffey avoidsfacile polemics and challenges us to reach our own conclusions, something whichmay leave some readers unsatisfied. For me, the lack of sermonizing was a signof respect to the reader's intelligence. In all, I found MURDERS MOST FOUL a rareinsight into one of the most disturbing trends of our times.


Raul Ramos y Sanchez


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