Pretty Evil New York

The newest series from Globe features regional history with a true crime twist! Written by true crime author-experts,each book focuses on the most significant (and prolific) violent female criminals from that state or region. Female killers are often portrayed as caricatures: Black WidowsAngels of Deathor Femme Fatales. But the real stories of these women are much more complex. The author provides a look at the lives of at each killer through primary source materialsincluding diaries and trial records. Readers will be glued to their seats as they follow the killers through broken childhoodsfirst brushes with deathand overwhelming urges that propelled these women to commit these heinous crimes. The kidnappingsmurdersinvestigationstrialsand ultimate verdicts will stun and surprise readers as they live vicariously through the killers and the dogged investigators who caught them.