New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - Classic study of women murderers in the US - but also a social history of women in America from colonial times to the present, told thru the often tragic or desperate stories of women on the very edge of society - women driven to kill. Among the women are Belle Gunness, Lizzie Borden, Ruth Snyder, Alice Crimmins and dozens of unknown women. 408 pgs including index, notes on sources. ISBN: 0-03-0407117.