In partnership with Ashland Public Library, we are pleased to offer a virtual talk about a true crime book focusing on women perpetrators! Join author and journalist Skip Hollandsworth as he discusses “She Kills: The Murderous Socialite, the Cross-Dressing Bank Robber, and Other True Crime Tales,” a jaw-dropping, addictively readable compendium of women whose often sensational crimes and circumstances put them on the wrong side of the law.

Registration is required to attend via Zoom - please register HERE. After registering for Zoom, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting online.

RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.

Curated by Hollandsworth, “She Kills” brings together beloved stories that focus in particular on female perpetrators - from the high schooler who was so desperate to move back in with Mom that she had no choice but to poison her father’s refried beans, to the wallflower nurse in small-town Texas who one day started killing off her patients, to the lovelorn dental hygienist who ordered a hit on her rival.

These are expertly crafted tales that will stop readers in their tracks and leave them gasping with shock and pleasure. Each story is updated by Hollandsworth, who provides background on his original storytelling and new information on the perpetrators and victims, where available.

“She Kills” is illustrated with 44 black-and-white photos throughout.

Skip Hollandsworth has been covering true crime since long before the podcasts, networks and television shows discovered it. Texas born and bred, the revered journalist joined Texas Monthly in 1989, and the stories he has written over three-plus decades have helped define a locale and a culture.

This program is hosted by Ashland Public Library and is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library in collaboration with the Chelmsford, Groton, and Tewksbury Libraries in partnership with the Ashland Senior Center and a multitude of MA & NH libraries.

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