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The Angel Makers is a true-crime story like no other-a 1920s midwife who may have been the century's most prolific killer leading a murder ring of women responsible for the deaths of at least 160 men.

The horror occurred in a rustic farming enclave in modern-day Hungary. To look at…

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1 author picked The Angel Makers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

It's nonfiction that reads like fiction. I didn't know about Auntie Suzy and the murder ring, which I believe saved many women's lives.

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