Isbn: 9780671771676 - how could she do that? - a study of the female cri (1 risultati)

Paper. Condizione: VG. 2'nd Pr. This is a criminal biography of `seven women whose compulsions drove them to the wrong side of the law.' The crimes vary from theft to prostitution, to extortion, to a bomb plot. The locations and actual names have been changed to preserve individual privacy. The names used include Margaret O'Brien , Anette Le Duc (bomb plot),Carole Tregoff (lover murderer), Valda Adams (gypsy extortionist), Ellen Riley, Millicent Adams (mentally ill murderer), Flora Black(sullen murderer). the stories range in time from 1930 to 1964, most take place in the N.E. United States but the Anette Le Duc story is that of the Montreal FLQ. 336 pages of text, UNillus. but w/ a suggested further reading list. Cond: White paper wrapper with a photo mosaic of various females. Light gen. wear at corners and edges BUT mostly tight bright and clean w/o marks NOR tears. P/O has one name stamp on cover back. Quote: (p.125) " Millie had no trouble persuading the maid that she had lost a brooch at the time of the wedding and, insisting that she knew just where she must have dropped it, went up to look for it herself. On leaving, she . ".…