i finished i'll be watching you by samuel m. key (who is charles delint, in his free time).

one of the threads running through the book is self defense, especially for women who have been abused.

however, imho, he gives one very bad piece of advice, in that the main character gets into a car with a man who is holding a gun on her. while yes, if someone is holding a gun on you, it's generally good to do what they ask you to do, i do believe that getting into a car with them so that they can drive you somewhere else and shoot you there is an exception. personally, i'd rather be shot outside of the car.

(which reminds me, i should go take self defense classes again. i think fema is offering them just up the street...)