Into Their Own Hands

by Gary Provost

A collection of true stories of citizens who took the law into their own hands features the story of Bernhard Goetz, who shot four teenagers in a subway and the battered wife who hired a hitman to kill her husband. Original.

Genres: True Crime

273 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 1994

Reviews

[S. Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting collection of true-life examples of vigilante justice. It's always refreshing to read a true crime book that isn't about serial killers or fatal love interests, and the questions these stories raise about the morality and social implications of taking the law into your own hands makes it an engaging and thought-provoking read.

[Jane Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

True Crime

Fairly good book about people who take revenge for a crime or try to help victims of a crime. It has some interesting stories, and the author tries to make the point that vigilantism is not usually a good idea.