Book Review: “Hell’s Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness” by Harold Schechter
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Book Review: “Hell’s Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness” by Harold Schechter

Serial killers have existed as long as humanity has. People are fascinated by lurid tales of dastardly deeds performed by depraved individuals. In some cases, the gorier, the better. History tends to focus on male serial killers, such as those named above. Female serial killers exist in history as well, like, for instance, Belle Gunness.

Book Review: “Scourge of Henry VIII: The Life of Marie de Guise” by Melanie Clegg
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Book Review: “Scourge of Henry VIII: The Life of Marie de Guise” by Melanie Clegg

Melanie Clegg writes a highly informative and readable, if not entirely academic, biography on Marie de Guise, Mary Queen of Scots’s’ mother. General readers will most likely find this to be a fascinating first foray into learning about Marie de Guise, especially if one is not familiar with her.