Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History

"Men are far more likely than women to kill, making Lady Killers’ title a grim pun – though Tori Telfer does her gruesome best to even up the body count. For ages, the received wisdom had it that female serial killers did not actually exist (Aileen Wuornos aside). Like female rocket scientists and cage fighters, these women had to wait for the new millennium to be properly recognized. With selections that are exceptionally well-sourced and engaging, if gory, Lady Killers profiles more than 14 subjects with widely differing motivations for ending multiple lives."