Lady Killers

Deadly Women Throughout History

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Murder, True Crime, History
Cover of the book Lady Killers by Tori Telfer, Harper Perennial
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Tori Telfer ISBN: 9780062433749
Publisher: Harper Perennial Publication: October 10, 2017
Imprint: Harper Perennial Language: English
Author: Tori Telfer
ISBN: 9780062433749
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication: October 10, 2017
Imprint: Harper Perennial
Language: English

Inspired by author Tori Telfer's Jezebel column “Lady Killers,” this thrilling and entertaining compendium investigates female serial killers and their crimes through the ages.

When you think of serial killers throughout history, the names that come to mind are ones like Jack the Ripper, John Wayne Gacy, and Ted Bundy. But what about Tillie Klimek, Moulay Hassan, Kate Bender? The narrative we’re comfortable with is the one where women are the victims of violent crime, not the perpetrators. In fact, serial killers are thought to be so universally, overwhelmingly male that in 1998, FBI profiler Roy Hazelwood infamously declared in a homicide conference, “There are no female serial killers.”

Lady Killers, based on the popular online series that appeared on Jezebel and The Hairpin, disputes that claim and offers fourteen gruesome examples as evidence. Though largely forgotten by history, female serial killers such as Erzsébet Báthory, Nannie Doss, Mary Ann Cotton, and Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova rival their male counterparts in cunning, cruelty, and appetite for destruction.

Each chapter explores the crimes and history of a different subject, and then proceeds to unpack her legacy and her portrayal in the media, as well as the stereotypes and sexist clichés that inevitably surround her. The first book to examine female serial killers through a feminist lens with a witty and dryly humorous tone, Lady Killers dismisses easy explanations (she was hormonal, she did it for love, a man made her do it) and tired tropes (she was a femme fatale, a black widow, a witch), delving into the complex reality of female aggression and predation. Featuring 14 illustrations from Dame Darcy, Lady Killers is a bloodcurdling, insightful, and irresistible journey into the heart of darkness.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Inspired by author Tori Telfer's Jezebel column “Lady Killers,” this thrilling and entertaining compendium investigates female serial killers and their crimes through the ages.

When you think of serial killers throughout history, the names that come to mind are ones like Jack the Ripper, John Wayne Gacy, and Ted Bundy. But what about Tillie Klimek, Moulay Hassan, Kate Bender? The narrative we’re comfortable with is the one where women are the victims of violent crime, not the perpetrators. In fact, serial killers are thought to be so universally, overwhelmingly male that in 1998, FBI profiler Roy Hazelwood infamously declared in a homicide conference, “There are no female serial killers.”

Lady Killers, based on the popular online series that appeared on Jezebel and The Hairpin, disputes that claim and offers fourteen gruesome examples as evidence. Though largely forgotten by history, female serial killers such as Erzsébet Báthory, Nannie Doss, Mary Ann Cotton, and Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova rival their male counterparts in cunning, cruelty, and appetite for destruction.

Each chapter explores the crimes and history of a different subject, and then proceeds to unpack her legacy and her portrayal in the media, as well as the stereotypes and sexist clichés that inevitably surround her. The first book to examine female serial killers through a feminist lens with a witty and dryly humorous tone, Lady Killers dismisses easy explanations (she was hormonal, she did it for love, a man made her do it) and tired tropes (she was a femme fatale, a black widow, a witch), delving into the complex reality of female aggression and predation. Featuring 14 illustrations from Dame Darcy, Lady Killers is a bloodcurdling, insightful, and irresistible journey into the heart of darkness.

More books from Harper Perennial

Cover of the book The Sweet Hereafter by Tori Telfer
Cover of the book Green Girl by Tori Telfer
Cover of the book Scott Fitzgerald by Tori Telfer
Cover of the book Mozart's Last Aria by Tori Telfer
Cover of the book Boonville by Tori Telfer
Cover of the book A Teacher's Guide to Ladies of Liberty by Tori Telfer
Cover of the book Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too by Tori Telfer
Cover of the book Identity Society by Tori Telfer
Cover of the book The Making of a Philosopher by Tori Telfer
Cover of the book Someone You Love Is Gone by Tori Telfer
Cover of the book Soft Thunder by Tori Telfer
Cover of the book Gillespie and I by Tori Telfer
Cover of the book Brave New World by Tori Telfer
Cover of the book Aias by Tori Telfer
Cover of the book Polaroids from the Dead by Tori Telfer
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy