California's Deadliest Women - by David Kulczyk (Paperback)

About the Book

California's Deadliest Women presents fascinating and grimly comic profiles of 28 female murderers. Some killed for money, some for revenge, and some for no reason at all--but all share a cold contempt for human life.

Book Synopsis

We like to think of women as nurturers, not murderers, but women do kill. California's Deadliest Women is the definitive guide to the murderesses of the Golden State, a horrifying compendium of women driven to kill by jealousy, greed, desperation, or their own inner demons. From Brynn Hartman, who killed her husband, comedian Phil Hartman, to chemist Larissa Shuster, who dissolved her husband in acid, to dominatrix Omaima Aree Nelson, who cooked and ate her husband, the 28 women profiled in California's Deadliest Women show that the fairer sex can be as evil--and as deadly--as any man.

Review Quotes

"California's Deadliest Women is a good, horrific read. Just don't dip into it too soon after, say, eating." --Tony Mostrom, LA Weekly

"A captivating compilation of true and gruesome tales that will make you wonder about that nice old lady who lives next door." --April Moore, author of Folsom's 93

"A lively survey of women who didn't just join others in crime, but fully participated in them ... quick, absorbing leisure reading by a general-interest audience." --Midwest Book Review

"Accessible and shocking ... California's Deadliest Women is almost impossible to put down, and stark, unforgettable proof that women can be as deadly as any man!" --California Bookwatch

"Kulczyk spills a goodly amount of literary blood, with noir-ish descriptions leading up to the carnage. Read it in small segments, taking time to savor each act of depravity. Don't read this with someone you love. You don't want them to get ideas, do you?" --Terrance McArthur, Kings River Life

"Kulczyk turns his spotlight on California's surprisingly rich history of murderesses ... amid the lurid mayhem, Kulczyk questions the circumstances behind previous state executions for women on death row, adding weight to a frothy brew of violence and sensationalism." --San Francisco Book Review

"Though I found a lot of California's Deadliest Women disturbing to read, the thing is, I couldn't stop reading. I found it fascinating (in an obviously unsettling way) to see just what people are capable of and how far some of these women were willing to go. Kulczyk succeeds with California's Deadliest Women and it's definitely landed a spot in my top true crime books of 2016." --Selina Falcon, The Collegian