Sylvia Elizabeth Shepherd

I think this is the first self-published book I've read that I actually thought was of publishable quality. Shepherd presents a good outline of the horrific Gunness case with all its twists and turns and complexities, and provides some social analysis as well: the fact that the trial happened during an election year was highly significant, and your opinion on Ray Lamphere's guilt tended to hinge on whether you were Democrat or Republican. Although there were a few too many misspelled words for my liking, the writing is also good, if not extraordinary.

I'm surprised that there are so few books about Belle Gunness. In fact I can only find two besides this one. You'd think there would be more, given how many people she killed, the grisly circumstances, and the mystery as to her own fate.… (plus d'informations)