Hell's Princess

The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men

By: Harold Schechter

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

“A deeply researched and morbidly fascinating chronicle of one of America’s most notorious female killers.” - The New York Times Book Review

An Amazon Charts bestseller.

In the pantheon of serial killers, Belle Gunness stands alone. She was the rarest of female psychopaths, a woman who engaged in wholesale slaughter, partly out of greed but mostly for the sheer joy of it. Between 1902 and 1908, she lured a succession of unsuspecting victims to her Indiana “murder farm". Some were hired hands. Others were well-to-do bachelors. All of them vanished without a trace. When their bodies were dug up, they hadn’t merely been poisoned, like victims of other female killers. They’d been butchered.

Hell’s Princess is a riveting account of one of the most sensational killing sprees in the annals of American crime: the shocking series of murders committed by the woman who came to be known as Lady Bluebeard. The only definitive book on this notorious case and the first to reveal previously unknown information about its subject, Harold Schechter’s gripping, suspenseful narrative has all the elements of a classic mystery - and all the gruesome twists of a nightmare.

©2018 Harold Schechter (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Storyline bounced around

I found the subject matter interesting however sometimes it was hard to follow the timelines. The storyline seemed to bounce around a lot.

Found out what happened to my great uncle

This was a really good book - well written, with no bias. I enjoyed it a lot. PLUS, I was surprised to find out the family "story" was a fact. Olie Budsberg was actually a victim of this horrible woman. Highly recommend this book, even if you don't have a great uncle that was a victim

captivating!!

wonderful, spellbounding, couldnt wait to listen Everyday!! I am sharing with my friends! Thank You

Haunting True Story Read

Finished this book in 2 days. Wonderfully researched book! Have recommended to all my friends and family. The Author keeps you through the whole book.

Wonderful Book and Narration

I love stories of historical true crime. This book was really well written. And the narration by Malcolm Hillgertner really brings it to life!

My step-grandpa was Norweigan from the midwest. Malcolm's accent and way of speaking perfectly captured the American-Norweigan accent and mannerisms of speaking of the people in the book.