Whenever I tell anyone about this book they pull a face and act like I'm weird. Then they have a flick through. Then they can't put it down. It is a morbid and fascinating subject and the book presents each letter with minimum comment, allowing each author to speak for themselves. This becomes most fascinating when you read one thing in the note, and then a completely different reality in the facts which follow. There are some genuinely tragic stories in here, but they seem to be outweighed by the ones who just seem incredibly selfish, and in some cases despicable. I wish there were more published on this taboo subject and ideally from a wider range of sources (i.e. different countries and backgrounds) but this is an excellent start and the way it handles the difficult subject matter is excellent.