Belle Gunness (True Crime by Evil Killers, #14)

by Rebecca Lo and Jack Rosewood

[chymerra]

I love reading and watching stuff on true crime. When I was younger, I had a pretty complete library of true crime books. Unfortunately, my apartment flooded in 2003 and ruined half of the books I had. That included every single one of my true crime books and I never got a chance to replenish my books. So when I was approached to read this book about Belle Gunness, I jumped at it.

This book was a chilling look into a female serial killer. She had a deep need for money and a deep hatred of men. Which contributed to her killing 48 men, women and children.

What got me is that she killed her children. As a mother, I can’t even fathom WHY she did it. I mean, the book explains why, but still, you would think that she would have a smidgen of love for them.

What got me is that she was identified after “dying” in the fire that blew everything wide open. I say “dying” because people saw her after her “death“. Plus the body found was identified as not being her by a few people, including her seamstress.

The author did a great job of portraying all angles of this case. Which included the angle that Belle faked her own death and later died of tuberculosis. But, unfortunately, we will never know the true story and can only go by what the evidence/facts have shown us.

Will I read this book again? Absolutely

Will I recommend this book to family and friends? Yes but only if they like true crime

**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book**

Blog Link: https://readwithme2018.com/2016/03/31/belle-gunness-the-true-story-of-the-slaying-mother-ture-crimes-by-evil-killers-book-14-by-jack-rosewood-and-rebecca-lo/