MixedQuill & Quire (CAN)Dean Jobb...includes a good walkthrough of Victorian-era murder mysteries, how well Cream’s true-crime story fit that genre, and thus how his trial became a media sensation ... Sadly, the lack of detail about their lives means the women are somewhat indistinguishable from one another in the book, and the effect is the further devaluation of their lives ... The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream does not follow a typical chronology ... This structure is interesting initially, as the reader wants to know more about the killer’s background. However, Cream’s trial and execution, which should be the climax of the story, fall somewhat flat as the key details have already been revealed. Unfortunately, Jobb is not able to provide satisfying answers to the question of why Cream became a serial killer beyond tantalizing clues ... an entertaining read, but it does not provide new information on how someone so \'normal\' could choose such a horrifying path.
