Cultures of Darkness: Night Travels in the Histories of Transgression

I might use this in a class or place it on reserve for a seminar. It offers a good introduction to its subject, but from an insider perspective. In other words, the weakness of the book is that it relies on popular cultural examples of the transgressors we already know very well and in a way that will likely not challenge common perceptions of their narratives. I like the book because I like the topic, but I've learned nothing.

So, good book for folks new to the literature. Nothing too challenging. A solid introduction.