Reviews the book “Suicide: an Unnecessary Death” edited by D Wasserman. Aimed at the ordinary clinician, the book is considered by the reviewer to fill a gap in recent literature & to be of interest to those in a number of fields. He praises the book for going above & beyond its original objectives by providing a “thoughtful, efficient overview of suicide prevention” not only to the ordinary clinician & related occupations, but also to the seasoned suicidologist.