Bloody Women by David M Kiely
'Bloody Women' tells the stories of seventeen Irish murders, all committed by women. Some are notorious, some less well known: all reveal that the dark forces which drive men to murder are fully shared by women. Murder by a female hand can be just as brutal as by a man's. 'Bloody Women' contains drownings, shootings, stabbings and savage clubbings - as well as highlighting the ingenious methods by which some of Ireland's female killers disposed of their victims' corpses. Here are women who murdered their lovers; or who murdered relations in disputes over land and inheritance; here is Mamie Cadden, the Hume Street abortionist; Jane O'Brien from County Wexford who shot her own nephew in order to get possession of a farm; and Hannah O'Leary who killed and dismembered one of her elder brothers in County Cork. With murder sites from London to Donegal, from Down to Limerick, 'Bloody Women' is a chilling and unforgettable read.
David M. Kiely is a freelance writer based in Warrenpoint, Co. Down. Originally from Dublin, he lived abroad for many years. He is the author of a number of novels and of a biography of J.M. Synge.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780717128525 |
| ISBN 10 | 0717128520 |
| Title | Bloody Women |
| Author | David M Kiely |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Gill |
| Year published | 1999-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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