{"product_id":"fatal-harold-schechter-9781439182642","title":"Fatal","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe shocking story of one of the most notorious female serial killers in American history from \"an author who shows real mastery of the true crime genre\" (NPR). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1891, Jane Toppan, a proper New England matron, embarked on a profession as a private nurse. Selfless and good-natured, she worked for some of Boston's most prominent families, but they had no idea what they were welcoming into their homes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer dark past of tragedy, abuse, and mental illness was carefully hidden. No one who knew Jane as a nurse had any idea that she was morbidly obessed with autopsies, or that she conducted her own after-hours experiments on patients, deriving sexual satisfaction in their slow, agonizing deaths from poison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSelf-schooled in the art of murder, Jane was just beginning her career as the most prolific domestic fiend of the nineteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harold Schechter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439182647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439182642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.86d","brand":"Harold Schechter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989826601215,"sku":"9781439182642","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ed24973-f7aa-4182-a6fd-46f6d7be0017.jpg?v=1683301600","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fatal-harold-schechter-9781439182642","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}