SISTERS OF CAIN

Hardback. In this volume of true-crime narratives the author returns to the challenging theme of the woman who kills in cold blood, and he has produced a collection of very dissimilar murderesses whose activities covered several centuries and brought them a dark but fascinating fame that will endure. They range, in social setting, from a French woman of title who was a rebel of her day to an international assortment of housewives, some of whom made a veritable career of violent death, while others found in murder an outlet for submerged passions. The author reveals one startling characteristic shared by all of them - each of these sisters of Cain was a dedicated and determined murderess, capable of trickery, deceit, and an utterly grim singleness of mind. Once they had accepted violence and death as stimulants to be used like drugs, they were committed beyond hope of turning aside from their deadly intentions. Featuring amongst others : Dovie Blanche Dean, the Marquise de Brinvillers, Elizabeth Brownrigg, Gesina Gottfried, Marie Lafarge, Catherine Hayes, Ilse Koch, Mary Bateman, Anna Zwanziger, the Hungarian Angel-Makers and Dr. Zeo Zoe Wilkins. 167pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ in Vg+ protected dw. which has sunned sp.