In "A Psychological Autopsy of Elvis Presley," Bill Ronan has created a fascinating vortex of ideas and theories, all of which swirl around the ever-engaging life and death of Elvis Aron Presley. Ronan posits a set of psychological circumstances as the cause of Presley's death, including issues around self-image, his relationships with others, the death of his mother and twin brother, and his own feelings of detachment and "death" prior to mortality. The author then connects these circumstances to several specific case studies, suggesting ways in which the "deaths of Elvis" can be used to bring the psychological distress of others into focus.