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2) Mothers who kill their children: understanding the acts of moms from Susan Smith to the "Prom Mom"
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Language
English
Formats
4) Mrs. Harris
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a true story, tells the tragic, unlikely tale of Jean Harris who made headlines in the early 1980s after shooting and killing her lover, the celebrated "Scarsdale diet doctor, " Herman Tarnower, at his home in surburban New York.
5) Blood sugar
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"'I could just kill you right now!' It's something we've all thought at one time or another. But Ruby has actually acted on it. Three times, to be exact. Though she may be a murderer, Ruby is not a sociopath. She is an animal-loving therapist with a thriving practice. She's felt empathy and sympathy. She's had long-lasting friendships and relationships, and has a husband, Jason, whom she adores. But the homicide detectives at Miami Beach PD are not...
7) Alias Grace
Author
Language
English
Description
A fictionalized account of Grace Marks, a maid who murdered her employer and his mistress in Canada in 1843. A stablehand who was her accomplice and who claimed she put him up to it was hung for the crime, while she ended up in a lunatic asylum. The novel analyzes the question: was she actually less guilty, crazy, or smarter?
8) Trust me
Author
Language
English
Description
"Trust Me is the chilling standalone novel of psychological suspense and manipulation that award-winning author and renowned investigative reporter Hank Phillippi Ryan was born to write. CAN YOU SPOT THE LIAR? An accused killer insists she's innocent of a heinous murder. A grieving journalist surfaces from the wreckage of her shattered life. Their unlikely alliance leads to a dangerous cat and mouse game that will leave you breathless. Who can you...
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Seven women, inextricably linked by one man, must figure out which of them killed him in order to protect each other in this electrifying debut thriller. New Year's Eve, 1999. Seven women are gathered in a hotel room at midnight; a man's head sits in the center of the floor. They all had a motive to kill Jamie Spellman. They all swear they didn't. But in order to protect each other, they have to find out who did. The ex, who drowns out her darkest...
11) My detective
Author
Series
Sam Carver volume 1
Publisher
Black Stone Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Detective Sam Carver journeys through sins scattered across the City of Angels, where hipsters, homeless, immigrants, producers, politicians, movie stars, and cops collide in mysterious ways. Every move Carver makes is anticipated by the killer, Dylan Cross. She has hacked his computer and knows his diaries and secrets. She sees in him a kindred and damaged spirit, a man who can understand her crimes, heal her scars, and love her. Dylan is reclaiming...
12) Social creature
Author
Language
English
Description
Louise Wilson mastered the tricks and shortcuts that a penniless small-town girl needs to survive in New York City. When she meets the beautiful, wealthy, eccentric, and aimless Lavinia Williams, she thinks her dreams of a cosmopolitan existence may be coming true. Lavinia introduces her to a rarified life of beauty and indulgence: private opera boxes, closets full of hundreds of dresses, and the finest champagne money can buy. The more Louise tastes,...
16) Gods in Alabama
Author
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
"When Arlene Fleet heads up north for college, she makes three promises to God: She will stop fornicating with every boy who crosses her path; never tell another lie; and never, ever go back to the 'fourth rack of hell, ' her hometown of Possett, Alabama. All she wants from Him is one little miracle: make sure the body is never found. Ten years later, God has broken His end of the deal. Alabama has landed on Arlene's Chicago doorstep in the form of...
17) The angel makers
Author
Publisher
Soho Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The women of a rural Hungarian town are all too happy when their brutish men leave to fight in World War I. After the war, when the village men return, Sari Arany, a young woman with herbal knowledge, devises a sinister plan to rid herself of her abusive fiancé. Then a friend asks to escape a similar fate and Sari stumbles down a dangerous path. Based on a true story.
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