The angel makers : the true story of the most astonishing murder ring in history
McCracken, Patti2023
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In the winter of 1929, reporters from all over the world travelled to Hungary ready to cover the largest civilian mass murder trials in history. From his front-row seat in the courtroom, New York Times journalist Jack MacCormac was spellbound by the horror that unfolded. In the rural farming village of Nagyrev, a group of wives had formed the most sensational murder ring in existence: The Angel Makers. Led by a sharp-minded midwife known as Auntie Suzy, numerous women rid themselves of unwanted relatives, nearly all of whom were men, spooning doses of arsenic into soup and wine, stirring it into biscuits and brandy. It would take over 15 years and 160 deaths before the unlikely gang of murderesses came to justice. Patti McCracken pieces together the lives of Auntie Suzy, her wide network of killers, the unsuspecting victims and the villagers who witnessed it all.
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Author:
McCracken, Patti, author
Imprint:
London : Mudlark, 2023.
Collation:
432 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780008579531 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
2583928