The Volunteer: The Failure of the Death Penalty in America and One Inmate's Quest to Die with Dignity

*Winner of the Nautilus Book Award (Silver) for Journalism and Investigative Reporting*

A riveting account of one inmate’s quest to die on death row—and a fearless look at a system of punishment that has failed the public it claims to serve.

When Scott Dozier was sent to Nevada’s death row in 2007, convicted of a pair of grisly murders, he didn’t cry foul or embark upon a protracted innocence campaign. He sought instead to expedite his execution—to hasten his inevitable death. He decided he...