Tori Telfer

Author of Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History

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About the Author

Tori Telfer is the author of Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History and the host of the podcasts Criminal Broads, Why Women Kill: Truth, Lies, and Labels (CBS All Access), and Red Flags (Investigation Discovery). She lives in New York City with her husband and son.

Works by Tori Telfer

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Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History (2017) — Author — 519 copies, 18 reviews

Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion (2021) 146 copies, 4 reviews

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Gender: female
Country (for map): USA

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Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History by Tori Telfer

A very interesting and compelling read. I would have preferred more footnotes and citations in the body of the text, but at the end of the book, Telfer gives meticulous end notes.

This was very readable and interesting; Telfer does a good job of making the women in the chapters come alive. I also like the selection of killers in the book; they come from different countries and from different centuries, and they hail from all different backgrounds. All in all, very informative and eye-opening.… (more)

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MuuMuuMousie | 17 other reviews | Oct 16, 2024 |

Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History by Tori Telfer

Tefler doesn’t sensationalize. She interrogates and asks questions, digs deeper. She embraces the horrifying facts of each case while also drawing out deeper themes, showing a side of women’s lives not often explored in the media.

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mfred333 | 17 other reviews | Sep 1, 2024 |

Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History by Tori Telfer

A quick, engaging, and wide ranging account of some lesser known female serial killers. Chapters don't seem to be organized chronologically or geographically but this only seems to add to the conversational, intimately readable account from an author who clearly has a mastery of her material.

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Autolycus21 | 17 other reviews | Oct 10, 2023 |