{"product_id":"in-search-of-the-blonde-silvia-pettem-9781493068630","title":"In Search of the Blonde Tigress: The Untold Story of Eleanor Jarman","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeginning in 1933, Eleanor Jarman was sensationalized by the press as the \"blonde tigress\" and \"the most dangerous woman alive.\" But a closer look at her life shows that she was an otherwise ordinary woman who got caught up in a Chicago crime spree, then was convicted as an accomplice to murder and sent to prison. In 1940, Eleanor escaped and managed to live out her life as, perhaps, America's longest-running female fugitive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the murder of an elderly shopkeeper, readers are given a front-row seat for Eleanor's arrest, trial, conviction, and sentencing--all documented with recently unearthed primary-source police records, court transcripts, and prison files--and her subsequent prison years. Woven in are comparisons and contrasts between Eleanor's and her escape partner's criminal histories, as well as speculation on their lives on the lam. Whether Eleanor deserved her sentence, or whether it was too harsh, is left for the reader to decide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Blonde Tigress \u003c\/i\u003esets the mystery and intrigue of this wanted woman into historic context. It also includes her family's plea, in 1993, for Eleanor to come forward and apply for clemency. Most revealing at the time was Eleanor's alias. With that information (and considering that Eleanor, born in 1901, is certainly now deceased), Silvia Pettem documents her search for Eleanor's remains--right up to a visit to her likely grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Silvia Pettem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493068636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493068630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyons Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 5.98w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/03\/2023","brand":"Silvia Pettem","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071509295359,"sku":"9781493068630","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4db19c73-afa5-46a1-a2be-689a19f83e76.jpg?v=1685436519","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-search-of-the-blonde-silvia-pettem-9781493068630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}