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Jean Teulé blends imagination with historical detail to recount the life of the world’s most notorious female poisoner, chronicling her long‑lasting killing spree and its chilling impact on society.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Jean Teulé
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