{"product_id":"she-kills-the-murderous-socialite-the-crossdressing-bank-robber-and-other-true-crime-tales-isbn-9780063068599","title":"She Kills: The Murderous Socialite, the Cross-Dressing Bank Robber, and Other True Crime Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot only is this an exhilarating, illuminating read, it is vital social history.”—Megan Abbott, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Turnout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA superb collection of true crime stories—written by \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e’s legendary feature writer, Skip Hollandsworth—that reminds us why America is perennially obsessed with the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkip Hollandsworth has been covering true crime since long before the podcasts, networks, and television shows discovered it. Raised in Texas, the revered journalist joined \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e in 1989, and the stories he has written over three-plus decades have helped define a locale and a culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReported, written and curated by Hollandsworth, \u003ci\u003eShe Kills\u003c\/i\u003e brings together beloved stories that focus in particular on female offenders—from the high schooler who was so desperate to move back in with Mom that she had no choice but to poison her father’s refried beans to the wallflower nurse in small-town Texas who one day started killing off her patients to the lovelorn dental hygienist who ordered a hit on her rival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are expertly crafted tales that will stop readers in their tracks and leave them gasping with shock and pleasure. Each piece is updated with background of about the original storytelling and new information on the perpetrators and victims where available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe Kills\u003c\/i\u003e is a jaw-dropping, addictively readable compendium of women whose sensational crimes and circumstances put them on the wrong side of the law.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"An undisputed master of long-form true crime reporting, Skip Hollandsworth brings nuance, sensitivity, cultural context and a big, beating heart to every story he writes, but probably foremost in his pieces on women. There are no simple femme fatales in this stunning collection, only complicated women, all of whom—some justified, some not—have their reasons. Not only is this an exhilarating, illuminating read, it is vital social history.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMegan Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of The Turnout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e true-crime aficionados have always read Skip Hollandsworth, because we care more about terrific story-telling than trying to solve cold cases. This collection has all the Hollandsworth hallmarks—fascinating women whose mysteries only deepen the more we learn about them. Profoundly empathetic, compulsively readable.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author of Murder Takes a Vacation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Texas readers have had a long love affair with Skip Hollandsworth—for good reason. He tells us stories about who we really are, and he does it with an unsparing eye. Even the killers get a fair hearing in his court. Count me as a student in his class on literary journalism.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawrence Wright, author of The Human Scale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Skip Hollandsworth does not so much report a story as sidle up to it. He writes with such unhurried decorum and gentlemanly curiosity that sometimes you forget—even as your eyes are glued to the page—that you’re reading about some of the grisliest forms of human behavior.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Harrigan, author of Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I love Skip Hollandsworth. I love his extraordinary stories, I love his rabid curiosity, and I love that as a writer, he personifies toeing the line between horror, humor, and absurdity. And yet, he is just always trying to find the humanity and the truth of the thing. Who knew it would take an Eagle Scout from Wichita Falls to love complicated women in all their despair as much as this actress does? I am inspired by every single character he has introduced us to. \" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Dern\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The words of master True Crime storyteller Skip Hollandsworth will get under your skin—and worm their way into your heart. These stories are unpredictable, unforgettable, and revelatory.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLise Olsen, author of The Scientist and the Serial Killer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Skip Hollandsworth isn't just a master of the True Crime genre; he is also a master of journalism, period. He is such a deft and inspired writer that it's easy to forget that he is also a five-star reporter. The soup will get cold, the grass won't get mowed, the bills won't get paid because his readers can't stop reading!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMimi Swartz, longtime Texas Monthly contributor and author of Ticker: The Quest to Create an Artificial Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Masterful storyteller Skip Hollandsworth guides us across Texas—from moneyed suburbs to sleepy towns where some women murder out of desperation and others do it simply because they want to. In his patented Hollandsworth style, the writing is crisp, the imagery visceral, and the compassion authentic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKate Winkler Dawson, The Sinners All Bow and American Sherlock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588040601829,"sku":"NP9780063068599","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063068599.jpg?v=1773960984","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/she-kills-the-murderous-socialite-the-crossdressing-bank-robber-and-other-true-crime-tales-isbn-9780063068599","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}