MURDEROUS WOMEN True Tales of Women Who Killed

Hardback. As Madame Fahmy stalked and killed her husband in cold blood at the elegant Savoy Hotel, what thoughts were in her mind? Could Louise Masset really have thought that murder would open the way to a respectable marriage? What led Myra Hindley to participate in the grisly torture and murder of 5 young children, photographing and tape-recording their death agonies? The author delves into the backgrounds and psyches of 15 notorious females accused of murder. From Victorian times to the 'present'. Based on extensive research including actual visits to the sites of the murders, the author has reconstructed their gruesome crimes from beginning to end. Also includes : Elizabeth Marina Jones, Ruth Ellis, Jean Harris, Alma Rattenbury, Florence Maybrick, Florence Bravo, Katie Harper, etc. Illus. 240pp. 8vo. h/back. With the usual browned pp. o/w Vg+ in Vg. dw.