If you love true crime, this book, focusing on women perpetrators, may fascinate you like it does us!
Join author and journalist, Skip Hollandsworth, as he discusses She Kills: The Murderous Socialite, the Cross-Dressing Bank Robber, and Other True Crime Tales, a jaw-dropping, addictively readable compendium of women whose often sensational crimes and circumstances put them on the wrong side of the law.
Sounds intriguing, right?
Questions? Contact Kerry: keodonnell@somervillema.gov
RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.
About the Book:
Curated by Hollandsworth, She Kills brings together beloved stories that focus in particular on female perpetrators—from the high schooler who was so desperate to move back in with Mom that she had no choice but to poison her father’s refried beans, to the wallflower nurse in small-town Texas who one day started killing off her patients, to the lovelorn dental hygienist who ordered a hit on her rival.
These are expertly crafted tales that will stop readers in their tracks and leave them gasping with shock and pleasure. Each story is updated by Hollandsworth, who provides background on his original storytelling and new information on the perpetrators and victims, where available.
She Kills is illustrated with 44 black-and-white photos throughout.
About the Author:
Skip Hollandsworth has been covering true crime since long before the podcasts, networks, and television shows discovered it. Texas born and bred, the revered journalist joined Texas Monthly in 1989, and the stories he has written over three-plus decades have helped define a locale and a culture.
This program is presented in partnership with the Ashland Public Library and other MA libraries.
Registration will remain open until the program start time. When you register for this event, you'll receive an email confirmation with the Zoom link sent from the Ashland Public Library. Please make sure to check your spam folder if you don't see it initially.
