women murderers

Nineteen-year-old Miriam, imprisoned in Siberia after inadvertently involving herself with revolutionaries in 1911 Kiev, tells the story of her turbulent life in a Jewish village, writing journal entries to the daughter she gave up at birth.

An unknown alien force gives Reva the ability to see and select different lines of reality, allowing her to work almost undetected as an assassin, until a series of events leave her longing to live a normal life on one Mainline.

Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes."--Provided by publisher.

Mary Saunders, daughter of a poor seamstress and a father who died in jail, allows her desire for fine things to lead her into prostitution at a young age, and though she tries repeatedly to turn her life around, the lure of money and freedom proves difficult to resist.

Astrid, the only child of a single mother, struggles to find a place for herself in a world full of foster homes and impossible circumstances, after her mother is jailed for murder.

Fact-based story of Grace Marks, a sixteen-year-old girl who received a life sentence in 1843 for allegedly taking part in the murder of her employer and his lover, but whose case continued to stir debate throughout her prison stay, resulting in her release in 1872.

Fact-based story of Grace Marks, a sixteen-year-old girl who received a life sentence in 1843 for allegedly taking part in the murder of her employer and his lover, but whose case continued to stir debate throughout her prison stay, resulting in her release in 1872.

Looks at twenty-six infamous females from throughout history, including Bloody Mary, Calamity Jane, and Bonnie Parker among others.