title: The Autobiography of an Execution
author:  David R. Dow 
description: Near the beginning of <em>The Autobiography of an Execution</em>, David Dow lays his cards on the table. "People think that because I am against the death penalty and don't think people should be executed, that I forgive those people for what they did. Well, it isn't my place to forgive people, and if it were, I probably wouldn't. I'm a judgmental and not very forgiving guy. Just ask my wife."<br /><br />It this spellbinding true crime narrative, Dow takes us inside of prisons, inside the complicated minds of judges, inside execution-administration chambers, into the lives of death row inmates (some shown to be innocent, others not) and even into his own home--where the toll of working on these gnarled and difficult cases is perhaps inevitably paid. He sheds insight onto unexpected phenomena-- how even religious lawyer and justices can evince deep rooted support for putting criminals to death-- and makes palpable the suspense that clings to every word and action when human lives hang in the balance.
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  The King’s Executioner
  
  By
  
  Donna Fletcher
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either
  the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events
  or locales is entirely coincidental.
  
  The King’s Executioner
  
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  Copyright April 2016 by Donna Fletcher
  
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  Table of Contents
  
  [Chapter 1](index_split_003.html#filepos4523)
  
  [Chapter 2](index_split_004.html#filepos20704)
  
  [Chapter 3](index_split_005.html#filepos36497)
  
  [Chapter 4](index_split_006.html#filepos53812)
  
  [Chapter 5](index_split_007.html#filepos74100)
  
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