What a Way to Go The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, And 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to Death

Geoffrey Abbott describes the effectiveness of instruments of torture and reveals the macabre origins of phrases such as 'gone west' or 'drawn a blank'. From the preparation of the victim to the disposal of the body, this title covers everything you ever wanted to know about the ultimate penalty.Abbott, Geoffrey is the author of 'What a Way to Go The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, And 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to Death', published 2007 under ISBN 9780312366568 and ISBN 0312366566.