Mr. Book just finished Without Mercy: The Shocking True Story Of A Doctor Who Murdered, by Keith Ablow.

This book was published in 2010.

This is a short book on Dr. John Kappler, who was convicted on murder charges. He was an anesthesiologist who suffered from mental problems. His mental illness led to him trying to kill patients in the hospital before he went and killed someone and attempted to kill another victim. Despite the mental illness, the jury found that he did show the ability to ignore the voices in his head when it was in his own interest and the crime involved enough planning to be a voluntary act.

While the book was interesting, there wasn’t anything in it to make it stand out. So, I give this book a B.

Goodreads requires grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, a B equates to 3 stars. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).

This review has been posted at Mr. Book’s Book Reviews and Goodreads.

Mr. Book finished reading this on December 8, 2024.