The angel makers arsenic, a midwife, and modern history's most astonishing murder ring
"The horror occurred in a rustic farming enclave in modern-day Hungary. To look at the unlikely lineup of murderesses--village wives, mothers, and daughters--was to come to the shocking realization that this could have happened anywhere, and to anyone. At the center of it all was a sharp-minded vill...
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The angel makers : |b arsenic, a midwife, and modern history's most astonishing murder ring / |c Patti McCracken. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Arsenic, a midwife, and modern history's most astonishing murder ring |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY : |b William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, |c [2023] | |
| 300 | |a viii, 316 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g Part I: |t The murders 1916-1925. Two graves and a girl to marry -- |t Homecoming -- |t A deadly flu, a fallen kingdom, a foiled plan -- |t "Sing, my dear boy!" -- |t A doctor's suspicions -- |t By any means, and magic -- |t Judge's loss -- |t A hast christening -- |t Eight crying orphans -- |t Forging ahead -- |g Part II: |t The investigation 1929. Mr. Éber's secret -- |t Your anonymously (again) -- |t May Day festival -- |t "The gendarmes are here!" -- |t A case for Kronberg -- |t "Nagyrév is the hornet's nest" -- |t Cucumber season, no more -- |t An air of guilt -- |t Up in the loft -- |t The great honeypot -- |t Vigil -- |t Goose girls and open graves -- |t Old Man Cser -- |t An unburdening -- |t A rescue, and resolve -- |t A populace seethes, a prosecutor schemes -- |t Undercover, under bed -- |t One mad dash -- |t "Forgive the sins of those who obeyed Satan" -- |t Coda: Top hats and gowns, and to the gallows she goes -- |t The aftermath -- |t Postscript. |
| 520 | |a "The horror occurred in a rustic farming enclave in modern-day Hungary. To look at the unlikely lineup of murderesses--village wives, mothers, and daughters--was to come to the shocking realization that this could have happened anywhere, and to anyone. At the center of it all was a sharp-minded village midwife, a "smiling Buddha" known as Auntie Suzy, who distilled arsenic from flypaper and distributed it to the women of Nagyrév. "Why are you bothering with him?" Auntie Suzy would ask, as she produced an arsenic-filled vial from her apron pocket. In the beginning, a great many used the deadly solution to finally be free of cruel and abusive spouses. But as the number of dead bodies grew without consequence, the killers grew bolder. With each vial of poison emptied, a new reason surfaced to drain yet another. Some women disposed of sickly relatives. Some used arsenic as "inheritance powder" to secure land and houses. For more than fifteen years, the unlikely murderers aided death unfettered and tended to it as if it were simply another chore--spooning doses of arsenic into soup and wine, stirring it into coffee and brandy. By the time their crimes were discovered, hundreds were feared dead. Anonymous notes brought the crimes to light in 1929. As a skillful prosecutor hungry for justice ran the investigation, newsmen from around the world--including the New York Times--poured in to cover the dramatic events as they unfolded. The Angel Makers captures in expertly researched detail the entirety of this harrowing story, from the early murders to the final hanging--the story of one of the most sensational and astonishing murder rings in all of modern history"-- |c Amazon.com. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Women murderers |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women serial murderers |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Serial murders |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Serial murderers |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Murder |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Murder |z Hungary. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Arsenic |x Toxicology. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Poisoning. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Hungary |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a True crime stories. |2 lcgft | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Case studies. |2 lcgft | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version: |a McCracken, Patricia Nell. |t Angel makers |d New York : William Morrow, 2023 |z 9780063275058 |w (DLC) 2022045999 |
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