America's Femme Fatale The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness
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How does a Norwegian farm girl become an infamous American serial killer, responsible for upward of...
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Triflers Need Not Apply
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The deliciously dark reimagining of the life and times of history's original female serial killer. ...
True(ish) crime Belle Gunness Historical Fiction
The Gold Digger (True Colors #9)
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Fiction Based on Strange, But True, History True, riveting stories of American criminal activity...
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ClareR (5542 KP) rated Triflers Need Not Apply in Books
Jun 27, 2022
I enjoyed how the two different sides of Belle were portrayed, and how her sister wanted to always think the best of her. But she knew there was a darker side. Belle’s children seemed oblivious to her proclivities, but would they have been? In fact, it does seem that at least one had a pretty good idea of her mothers capabilities.
Part of me likes to think that Belle did what she did to keep herself and her children financially safe. Men were a means to an end in a time where women had no rights. Belle really was a woman scorned - and boy, did she hold a grudge! There are some truly gruesome scenes described in an offhand way, so much so that I just got used to them: “Oh, she’s chopping them into bits! Well, that’ll make disposal easier, I suppose!” I mean, I’m not in the market for this type of thing, but it all seemed quite reasonable. That’s what made it truly horrific!
It’s a great story. I might bear some of Belle’s methods in mind…😉
Lindsay (1693 KP) rated The Gold Digger (True Colors #9) in Books
Nov 23, 2020
Why does the town seem to pick on a guy named Ray? Ingrid seems a bit naive about what her sister is doing but she loving her sister and children. Is her sister Belle a murder or looking for easy money? The town seems to think nothing of it when men go missing or think they just leave suddenly.
We do see that Ingrid and Nils seem to connect after meeting each other. They seem to take their time getting to know each other and courting. The plot of this story is deep and detailed. The story is done well. It just seems like found out who the killer is quite quickly. It just seems that Nils had to convince Ingrid and the town sheriff or the real killer and not the one they keep pulling in to question.
There are some surprises when it is all revealed and solved. Though there is still a twist at the end as well. There seem to be a mystery and lots of crimes. This is good in the sense that it tells some history of American crime and historical fiction and crime. It is a true crime. I rate this 4.5 Moons (stars).