Basing his analysis on his experience working with male spousal abusers and information gained from interviews with 31 wife murderers (all imprisoned in Massachusetts), as well as 39 victim survivors, Adams (a licensed psychologist who is also director of the National Domestic Violence Danger Assessment Training Project) aims to identify common characteristics in male spousal homicide perpetrators and incidents. He discusses killer profiles, killer upbringings, courtship patterns, correlations to child abuse, patterns of possession and punishment, and victim help-seeking behaviors. He concludes with recommendations concerning restricting access to guns, conducting more comprehensive threat assessment and risk management, making the criminal justice system more victim friendly, improving community responses, educating young people about abusive behavior, and creating more options for battered women. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)