CAGED HEAT

Paperback. A white-knuckle tour of women on the edge of hell. They were once sweet little girls - now they're cold-blooded criminals, behind the bars of America's most dangerous prisons - hardened women doing their time. How and why did they cross to the dark side? What makes women kill husbands, lovers, family, and innocent strangers? Meet : Patty: The prison beauty slaughtered her mother, father, and little brother after falling in love with an evil Svengali 20yrs her senior. Michelle: She lovingly tends the flowers on the prison grounds. Only those who know her best know how she kicked her husband to death. Cynthia: A typical St. Louis girl - until she met a jailbird and embarked on a murderous rampage worthy of 'Natural Born Killers.' The author has used unlimited access to some of America's toughest prisons to reveal the shocking world of female criminals - from their illicit love affairs to race relations, prostitution, protection rackets, drug smuggling and more. Plus : What happened to notorious criminals Amy Fisher and Pam Smart? Now their tawdry lives behind bars are revealed. Illus. with 8pp of photos. + Epilogue. 241pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. with no creasing to covers.