Women Who Kill: The Bitches from Hell Paperback – October 21, 2012

Not my intention to come on here and cast hatred at the author. Anything I say is meant with respect either way. Let's get the negatives out of the way first. Too many grammatical errors here. Points that stick with me after multiple times of the same error. I see making the mistake in writing because I do it. Editing has to pick these things up. It's Mr. Parkers book so on the whole it's purely his right to state any opinion he has. This is not a text book people, it's his book on these cases and subject. Personal opinions are allowed. That being said when he interjects at points with personal quips. It threw off the flow and I found it distracting at most points. Last and worst there are errors and omissions. There were a few errors in there that I just sat and wondered where that bit came from. One that comes straight to mind was on Belle Gunness. There was a huge chunk of info missing between two paragraphs that would be greatly confusing to anyone who didn't already know about what had happened. My complaints to varying degrees for better or worse.My positives are that it is an enjoyable read on the whole. It's very explanatory on points for those who are new to or just casual readers of True crime. Mr.Parker has put it in an interesting enough way that it would certainly peak interest to continue reading on in the genre and become better educated about the world of this type. I've read many books on these subjects. A lot of them carry conflicting facts. So I don't believe it's a lack of research or egregious laziness. It's a fair read. I just fall down the middle here but by no means consider this having been a waste of time.

This rather short book discusses the different categories of female serial killers, followed by brief chapters providing more detail about selected women.It is astounding how many total victims were murdered by female serial killers. These women, when apprehended, seemed to consider it business as usual and exhibited no remorse or shame. Consider Mary Beth Tinning who murdered eight of her babies before anyone took notice. Or Dorothea Puente who took in boarders, killed them, and continued to cash their pension checks.I consider Betty Lou Beets to be a Black Widow serial killer even though she was convicted and executed only for the murder of her most recent husband.I do not consider Lizzie Borden to be a serial killer. She was not convicted of any crime and it would have been impossible for her to have committed the murders. She was tried based on the assumption that she was the only person in the house, but assumptions are not facts.This book provides a good overview of female serial killers, enabling the reader to look for more in-depth material on any they find interesting. I have deducted a star for the book having more than ten errors.

2020 reading challenge ( longest on tbr)3.5 stars rounded up to 4. I downloaded this book years ago, and don't know why I haven't read it. I love real life retellings, but I felt like this was very factual ( which is great) but dry at times. It was very much just a recounting of events and not so much of stories coming to life. But it was still a good read

RJ Parker captured it again! Each chapter is a separate story, written about one particular woman that killed (some had accomplices). Each chapter is like a short story, so you can read a chapter or two at a time if that's your style. Not me, though! When I read this, I couldn't put my Kindle down.Some of these women must have been a genius of sorts, because in many cases, investigators didn't see through them and the awful things they had done. One woman allegedly killed eight babies, but only after an adopted child died did the detectives come to the conclusion that the children didn't all die from something genetic. I remember reading this story in the papers a while back, so sad...I enjoyed RJ's little bits of sarcasm interspersed throughout the book. One example would be his reference that he was not proud that one murderous couple was from 'his country.'Victims' names were listed with each chapter / story. I like how RJ gives back; a portion of his book profits go to victims or their survivors.Buy this, you will not regret it!

As a thriller author who has written about serial killers I have stumbled onto a treasure trove of books to help me with my research. All of RJ Parker's books are excellent reading material. Not only do they provide a glimpse into what is pure evil, but Parker has written his books in a way that draws you in and like watching a scary movie you find yourself wanting to cover your eyes, yet wanting more. You may also find yourself looking over your shoulder!Women Who Kill is a journey into the minds of female serial killers--their motives, their acts, their thought process. Parker gives an overview and then delves into various stories about individual killers. I found myself horrified but also completely captivated.As mentioned, I have downloaded all of his books for not only reference material for my own future fiction works, but also because the writing is tight, knowledge based, and fascinating.

WOW! This book was so disturbing it relieves me to know my kids are young adults now. I remember a time when their father hired a babysitter for them, I think she was highlighted in this book! You should read this book if you do have children so you have an understanding that all evil is not visible! One woman killed so many of her own children I could not believe she was able to keep getting away with it, but she did. Shocking to realize these women are our friends and neighbors and we have no idea they are clever, calculated murderers. A lot of the characters portrayed I have never heard of so found them the most interesting to read about. This book is not just about baby killers, it includes women who like to kill their spouse or strangers as well. Chock up another hard to put down book by Parker.

Too shallow, and the facetious remarks by the author detract from the seriousness of the subject matter. More depth required, concentration on 3 or 4 and making a series of books, would have allowed for a more detailed and interesting book of historical interest.

Well written and easy to understand, being able to see why and how these women get to do these crimes.enjoyed reading this book.

a very good read interesting book

Some of the stories were rather short and lacking the gruesome details, I feel that some more interesting women could have been included.

interesting