Perfume, Pearls, and Poison (Paperback)

Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Independently Published, 2026

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Paperback. She smelled of expensive perfume. She dripped with pearls. She moved effortlessly through drawing rooms, salons, and the private spaces of powerful men. And wherever Louise Peete went, death followed. In the glittering world of early 20th-century California, Louise Peete appeared to be everything a woman should be-charming, refined, impeccably dressed, and endlessly fascinating. Men trusted her. Women envied her. Society welcomed her with open arms. No one suspected that beneath the silk gowns and flawless manners lurked one of America's most calculating and remorseless female killers. Perfume, Pearls, and Poison is a chilling, meticulously researched true-crime history that peels back the polished facade of a woman who weaponized beauty, femininity, and manipulation to lethal effect.Long before the term "serial killer" entered public consciousness, Louise Peete was quietly perfecting the art of murder-targeting those closest to her, poisoning lovers, benefactors, and husbands, and leaving behind a trail of unexplained deaths dismissed as misfortune. This story follows Peete from her restless, insecure beginnings to her rise as a social climber obsessed with luxury and control. It delves deep into her psychological hunger for status, her talent for emotional exploitation, and the cold patience with which she orchestrated death while maintaining her reputation as a devoted companion and grieving widow. Each crime unfolds like a slow burn, rich with period detail, mounting dread, and the haunting realization that evil often wears its most convincing mask. As suspicion finally closes in, the story explodes into one of the most sensational trials of its era-capturing a nation transfixed by the spectacle of a woman on trial for murder while dressed in elegance and innocence. The courtroom drama, the media frenzy, the jury's verdict, and the public's shocked reckoning all lead to an unforgettable final act: Louise Peete's transformation from society darling to condemned killer, her life ending beneath the gallows she believed she could charm her way out of. Dark, atmospheric, and deeply unsettling, this book is more than a chronicle of crimes-it is an exploration of how power, greed, and appearances can conceal monstrosity in plain sight. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Título
Perfume, Pearls, and Poison (Paperback)
Autor
Elise Hermann
Editorial
Independently Published
Año de publicación
2026
Estado
new
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 13
9798248428168

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