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Bitter Almonds : The True Story of Mothers, Daughters, and the Seattle Cyanide Murders
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Product Description
What would turn a gregarious barfly like Stella into a cold-hearted killer overnight? Why would Cynthia, a mirror image of her mother, turn on her own flesh and blood? Did Cynthia reveal everything she knew about the crimes? The stunning answers would unfold in a case that sparked a national uproar, dug deep into a troubled family history, and exposed an American mother for the pretty poison she was.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #653371 in Books
- Published on: 2002-09
- Released on: 2006-08-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 576 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Absolutely fascinating...one of the most devious female minds in crime history."--Ann Rule
""[A] truly remarkable book. The trailer park babes of Bitter Almonds leap off the page, fingernails sharpened and aimed for your eyes."--Jack Olsen, author of Son: A Psychopath and His Victims and "I": The Creation of a Serial Killer
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"Absolutely fascinating...one of the most devious female minds in crime history."--Ann Rule
""[A] truly remarkable book. The trailer park babes of Bitter Almonds leap off the page, fingernails sharpened and aimed for your eyes."--Jack Olsen, author of Son: A Psychopath and His Victims and "I": The Creation of a Serial Killer
About the Author
GREGG OLSEN has been a journalist and investigative author for more than twenty years. He is the recipient of numerous writing, editing, and photojournalism awards, including citations of excellence from the Society of Professional Journalists (Sigma Delta Chi), the International Association of Business Communicators, Washington Press Association, Society of Technical Communication, and the Public Relations Society of America.
A resident of Washington state, Olsen has been a guest on dozens of national and local television shows, including educational programs for the History Channel, Learning Channel, and the Discovery Channel. Olsen also appeared several times on CBS's 48 Hours, MSNBC's Special Edition, Entertainment Tonight, Sally Jesse Raphael, Inside Edition, and Extra. He has been featured in USA Today, Salon Magazine, Seattle Times, and the New York Post.
Customer Reviews
A Classic
Bitter Almonds : The True Story of Mothers, Daughters, and the Seattle Cyanide Murders
I have read all of the Ann Rule and Jack Olsen (Give a Boy a Gun; Son, etc.)true crime books and enjoy them very much. Bitter Almonds is as good as any of their books (or anyone elses for that matter). I just finished reading it for the second time, and enjoyed it even more than the first reading. This book is a classic among true crime books.
A GREAT BOOK
This is one of the best true crime books I've ever read. It kept my interest because you kept wondering what made Stella tick, was her daughter involved in any way, and how she managed to cover up for so long. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy true crime.
A Bitter Pill to Swallow!
Okay, I remember the aspirin scare where people were getting poisoned. When I got this book because it was one of the few crime books sold that [...]I was intrigued. It was set in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle, which is really Ann Rule country regarding true crime but Gregg Olsen, the author of Bitter Almonds, does a fabulous job in bringing to life about two victims, an expendable husband by the murderous wife who got her daughter involved in a deadly scheme, and then an innocent woman, Sue Snow, who didn't do anything to Stella, the murderous wife, except prove that there was a problem with aspirin in the Pacific Northwest. What happens is a terrible scare and it led to bottleproofing to pills for our safety. Sadly, Sue Snow's unlikable husband was blamed for killing her at first but slowly the truth unfold that Stella was behind the crimes. She only killed another person to cover her other crime. Regardless, Stella's daughter helps bring her to justice if my memory serves me correctly. The story is quite revealing about two different victims who would have never been connected if it had not been for Stella who brought them together. I think it's unconsciousable to take out your spouse for financial gain and then a completely innocent person just to prove your case. Snow's family also had to deal with blaming her spouse who is usually the first suspect in such a case regardless of whether they liked him or not. To know that somebody, a complete stranger with ulterior motives, was responsible for killing a beloved mother, twin sister, relative, and friend. Both victims are as different as night and day and bought have one thing in common: Stella Nickel. She is in prison now probably for the rest of her life.
