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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
The new page-turning, feminist retelling of the historical true-crime story of infamous wife-murderer Dr Crippen, brought to justice by an extraordinary group of women.
FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR OF TRUE CRIME SENSATION THE FIVE: THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE…
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My new obsession is reading Hallie Rubenhold books. She's incredible at giving a voice to the women in history who have been overlooked and wronged by time. This latest novel is another fascinating read that flips the narrative on a murderer who was not particularly clever or justified in his crimes, though sickeningly he was romanticised even in his own lifetime.
I've read some criticism that this book doesn't deal with a grizzly or interesting enough subject, but really you have to be seriously desensitized to think this way. The man killed his first wife with repeated forced surgeries, and…
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