Whack Job - A History of Axe Murder

About the author

RACHEL MCCARTHY JAMES was born and raised in Kansas, the daughter of baseball's Bill James and artist Susan McCarthy. She graduated from Hollins University in Roanoke, VA, where she studied writing and politics. Her first nonfiction book, The Man from the Train, was written in collaboration with her father and published in 2017. She lives with her husband Jason and pets in Lawrence, KS.

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Mccarthy James
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 10.09.2026
• EAN: 9781837733262
• ISBN: 978-1-83773-326-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: True Crime, TRUE CRIME / General, TRUE CRIME / Murder / General, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Firearms & Weapons, Weapons & equipment, Weapons and equipment, True crime: serial killers and murderers