Killer Women - Nigel Cawthorne

A collection of true-crime profiles examining 50 of history's most notorious female murderers. Spanning several centuries and different parts of the world, the book explores the lives, crimes and methods of women whose actions shocked the public. Among those featured are Elizabeth Báthory, the infamous sixteenth-century Hungarian countess, Leonarda Cianciulli, known as the Soap-Maker of Correggio, and American serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Covering cases involving murder, deception, exploitation and extreme violence, Nigel Cawthorne's collection offers a dark survey of female criminality and some of the most disturbing cases in true-crime history.