An entertaining an gorgeously illustrated look at a divers array of murder songs. A recommended purchase for collections where music titles are popular.

I could not put this down!

The bits of history and folklore were great, as were the lyrics. But what makes this book a five star read for me is the artwork. It's creepy and disturbing and beautiful - just like the ballads themselves.

Thank you to NetGalley and Andrew McMeel Publishing for an ARC of this book!

It’s honestly SO RARE to see an original take on retelling true crime stories but this book does a really good job of incorporating artwork, music and folklore into each story. The collection features stories that while brief, are still captivating and not competing with the illustrations.

Overall a super cool concept and would make a really good coffee table book to keep going back to.