THE HONEYMOON KILLERS

Paperback. Based on real events, this novel tells the extraordinary story of Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez, and of the events which lead to their electrocution at Sing Sing Prison on March 8, 1951. Martha was a nurse, overweight and unattractive, her life was transformed when she met Raymond Fernandez, a gigolo who made his living from lonely-heart widows and spinsters. Fernandez would not abandon his profession, and Martha would not give up Fernandez. So the lovers travelled together, as brother and sister, to his assignations. Martha's weakness was her consuming fanatical jealousy. For the first and only time in her life she was loved by a handsome man. To guard that love she was ready to kill...and to die. Based on newspaper accounts and court records. Filmed for Cinerama International Release - a Warren Steibel Production, starring Shirley Stoler and Tony Lo Bianco. Written and Directed by Leonard Kastle Camera: Oliver Wood. 158pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers.