Part history, part true crime, Whack Job explores the axe as a tool from ancient history to present, during which time it was always used—among other things—for murder.  Learn about the axe (murders) of prehistoric Spain; ancient Egypt, China, and Greece; the Vikings; Henry VIII; and various timepoints in America.  I appreciated McCarthy James’s well-informed, culturally-sensitive, and empathetic perspective, which extended both to victims and to the accused.