A review by nicoleswanson
Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History by Tori Telfer

5.0

This was, strangely, a refreshing book about serial killers. The way that the author approaches the subject is with a considerable amount of humanity. She seems to try very hard to avoid sensationalizing the crimes and to point out when it was done in their time. The women aren’t romanticized but they also aren’t made out to be demons- indeed, the author is careful to remind us that doing so is a way of excusing murder. If a murderer is inhuman than how can we have ever expected humanity of them? 

Given a couple years for the details to grow foggy I’d happily read again, and definitely recommend.