Gangster Queen Bonnie Parker and Other Murderous Women of Missouri - by Larry Wood (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Killing is by no means a man's game in Missouri

Bonnie Parker has been romanticized in print and on screen since the early 1930s, when she and gangster boyfriend Clyde Barrow robbed banks and left bodies in their wake. She's undoubtedly the most infamous murderous woman in Missouri history--although it's uncertain whether she killed anyone with her own hand--but she's in a crowded field of Show Me State female killers. The other women may not be etched in the public consciousness, but that makes them no less intriguing. They killed not in public with automatic rifles but in private, intimate situations with knives, pistols, and poison. Theirs are the stories of women scorned, of jealousy and love triangles, of abuse and self-defense. Join award-winning author Larry Wood as he chronicles these fascinating tales.

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Killing Is by No Means a Man's Game

About the Author

Larry Wood is a freelance writer specializing in the history of Missouri and the Ozarks. He is the author of twenty-five previous books on regional history, ten of which were published by The History Press. Wood is an honorary lifetime member of the Missouri Writers' Guild and the current president of the Ozarks Writers' League. He maintains a blog on Missouri and Ozarks history at www.ozarks-history.blogspot.com.