Tender Murderers
The did it for love or money...or both
Some of them fabled femme fatales of yesteryear. some headliners in yesterday's newspapers. Jean Harris, Ruth Snyder, Kate Bender, Belle Starr, Bonnie Parker, Phoolan Devi, Lizzie Borden, Grace Marks, Valerie Solanas, Amy Fisher and more true life who, where, why, when, and how dunnits. Bandit queens, gun molls, mothers, and widows (often self-made) this array of real-life women who murdered makes for fascinating reading. Thoroughly researched, with archival photos and illustrations.
Book details
- Author
- Trina Robbins
- Imprint
- Conari Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 224
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- True Crime › Murder
Biography & Autobiography › Women - Topics
- true crime · female killers · women murderers · historical crimes · notorious women · crime history · biographical profiles
- ISBN-13
- 9781573248211
About the author
TRINA ROBBINS is the author of several books, including The Great Women Superheroes, Tomorrow’s Heirlooms and From Girls to Grrlz.
Robbins has been outspoken in her field and brings a distinct perspective to her work on women in comics and popular culture.
When she’s not writing, Robbins has practiced paganism since 1977 and considers herself unable to live without cats. That devotion to found community and alternative traditions runs through her work celebrating women’s histories and culture.
Trina lives in San Francisco.