The Mad, Bad & Dangerous: Volume II, presents further true stories of individuals who committed heinous acts of homicide; some with cold-hearted deliberation, others in blind rage or madness. A doctor with a pathological hatred of women left a trail of bodies in three countries. A wandering vagabond brutally assaulted a young girl within steps of her rural home. A stranger with a shadowy past stunned a small town with the mindless killing of a little boy. A convicted murderer awaiting an appointment with the hangman sprang a deadly attack on his guards. An intruder who believed the devil told him to kill entered the home of a sleeping family. One common denominator linked these men from widely different backgrounds. Murder!

Edward Butts has written more than thirty books for adult and juvenile readers. Some have won or been nominared for awards. He has written fiction and nonfiction, as well as educational material. Ed lived in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.