Thorough and unbiased, Among the Lowest of the Dead is a gripping narrative that provides an unprecedented journalistic look into the actual workings of the capital punishment system.\ "Has all the tension of the best true crime stories . . . This is journalism at its best."\ --Library Journal\ "A compelling argument against capital punishment. . . . Examining politicians, judges (including Supreme Court Justices), prosecutors, defense attorneys and the condemned themselves, the author makes...
Thorough and unbiased, Among the Lowest of the Dead is a gripping narrative that provides an unprecedented journalistic look into the actual workings of the capital punishment system.
Part ILoose the Fateful Lightning1Part IIDancing on the Head of a Pin119Part IIIA Failure of Execution303Acknowledgments421Sources423Index451