Reviews

Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men by Harold Schechter

thetorisheppard's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

5.0

alanaclare's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

3.5

emilyrandolph_epstein's review against another edition

5.0

Detailed and well-researched

In Hell's Princess, Harold Schechter presents a detailed and well-researched narrative of the tale of Belle Gunness. I found this book to a gripping, informative and relatively unbiased telling.

meoweisley's review against another edition

3.0

Hell's Princess is well researched and extremely detailed which is expected from Harold Schechter. The problem is this book isn't written as well as his other works. Its a very thorough telling of the Belle Gunness story but it lacks a spark that Ive felt in several of his other books.
Worth the read if you enjoy the subject material.

dethklok1985's review against another edition

DNF 38%

monbie's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious fast-paced

3.5

nathel's review against another edition

5.0

Grisly murder mystery

Belle Guinness was an evil woman who murdered and then butchered people, including children. I had heard of her but never realized the depth of her deeds. This was a fascinating portrayal of one of the worst serial killers in history.

lacyk_reads's review against another edition

3.0

I've been on a "true crime" kick lately, and this story grabbed me from the beginning. I hadn't heard of Belle Gunness before ... and I'm wondering how?

I thought the author did a fine job of compiling the information. Multiple sources mean multiple perspectives at one time, so it could have been very confusing. But it was laid out in an easy-to-understand way.

inkspots's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.25

kafrina12's review against another edition

informative mysterious slow-paced

3.5