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Lady killers : deadly women throughout history / Tori Telfer ; illustrations by Dame Darcy.

Telfer, Tori, (author.). Darcy, Dame, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Based on the popular online series that appeared on Jezebel and The Hairpin, this thrilling and entertaining compendium explores the crimes and history of 14 female serial killers, and then proceeds to unpack their legacy and their portrayal in the media, as well as the stereotypes and sexist clichés that inevitably surround them.

Record details

ISBN: 9780062433732 (paperback) :
Physical Description: xvi, 316, 15 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

The elusive population -- The blood countess : Erzsébet Báthory -- The giggling grandma : Nannie Doss -- The worst woman on earth : Lizzie Halliday -- Devil in the shape of a saint : Elizabeth Ridgeway -- Vipers : Raya and Sakina -- The wretched woman : Mary Ann Cotton -- The Tormentor : Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova -- Iceberg Anna : Anna Marie Hahn -- The nightingale : Oum-El-Hassen -- High priestess of the Bluebeard Clique : Tillie Klimek -- Sorceress of Kilkenny : Alice Kyteler -- Beautiful throat cutter : Kate Bender -- The angel makers of Nagyrév -- Queen of poisoners : Marie-Madeleine, the Marquise de Brinvilliers.