Notaro Laurie - The Murderess A Novel - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Laurie Notaro comes a haunting true - crime novel about Winnie Ruth Judd one of the twentieth century's most notorious and enigmatic killers. It's October 1931. When Winnie Ruth Judd arrives at the Los Angeles train station from Phoenix her shipping trunks catch the attention of a suspicious porter. By the time they re pried open revealing the dismembered bodies of two women inside Ruth has disappeared into the crowd. The search for and eventual apprehension of the Trunk Murderess quickly becomes a headline - making sensation. Even the Phoenix murder house is a sideshow attraction. The one question on everyone's lips: How could a twenty - six - year - old reverend's daughter and doctor's wife petite pretty well educated and poised commit such a heinous act on two people she d called my dearest friends in the world ? Everyone has their theories and judgments but no one knows the whole truth. What unfolds in this gripping work of true - crime fiction is a collision of jealousy drug addiction insanity rage and inescapable choices. At its heart a condemned and tragic mystery woman whose trial and its shocking twists will make history.
Title: The Murderess A Novel
Author(s): Notaro Laurie
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Barcode: 9781662512216
Pages: 380 Pages
Publication Date: 10/8/2024
Category: Historical Fiction