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MURDER, INTERRUPTED. Rich, cheating financier Frank Howard wants his wife dead, and he's willing to pay Billie Earl Johnson whatever it takes, to the tune of $750,000. When his bullet misses the mark, Billie Earl and Frank will turn on each other in a fight for their lives ... MOTHER OF ALL MURDERS. Dee Dee Blancharde is a local celebrity. Television reports praise her as a single mother who tirelessly cares for her wheelchair-bound, chronically ill daughter. But when the teenaged Gypsy Rose realizes she isn't actually sick and Dee Dee has lied all these years, Gypsy Rose exacts her revenge

Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Welcome -- Black Widow I -- Undetermined -- The Missing and the Missed -- Black Widow II -- Bad Science -- The Rockingham Murders -- Swamp Outlaws -- Unprecedented -- Online Swingers and a Shooter -- The Poisoners -- Side Trips, Crime Bits and Oddities -- References -- About the Author.

Truly Criminal showcases a group of highly regarded, award-winning writers who all share a special passion for crime, which is reflected in this superb collection of essays re-examining notorious cases from British criminal history. Among these real-life crimes, famous and forgotten, are such notorious cases as Samuel Herbert Dougal, the Moat Farm murderer; George Joseph Smith, the Brides in the Bath killers; and Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen, one of the most infamous killers in British history. Featuring a dazzling list of contributors, including leading crim novelists Peter Lovesey, Andrew Taylor

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Suburban Madness -- Th e Outsiders -- Borderline Insanity -- A Kiss Before Dying -- Midnight in the Garden of East Texas -- Girls Gone Wild -- The Man Who Loved Cat Burgling -- Two Barmaids, Five Alligators, and the Butcher of Elmendorf -- The Day Treva Throneberry Disappeared -- A Bend in the River -- the last ride of cowboy bob -- The Family Man