Wicked Women of Detroit

Name: Wicked Women of Detroit
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Tobin T. Buhk
ISBN: 9798765064344

Author: Tobin T. Buhk

Narrator: Jo Anna Perrin

Unabridged: 6 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/20/2022

Categories: Nonfiction, History, Us History

Synopsis

Author Tobin T. Buhk recounts the thrilling tales of Detroit's most violent, clever, and misunderstood female criminals.

"Queen of the Underworld" Sophie Lyons faced off with detective Teresa Lewis in court three times, and twice in the street, rendering both women battered and bloodied. Nellie Pope goaded her lover to axe her husband in what the press called "one of the most atrocious, cold-blooded, and deliberately-planned murders" in city history. Mother Elinor L. Mason, "High Priestess of the Flying Roller Colony," was no holy roller but a criminal chameleon who changed personas as easily as some people change clothes. And a feud between Delray madams Julia Toth and Annie Smith exposed widespread graft in the thriving red-light industry and led to one of the worst police scandals in Motor City history. These stories and more await in this deliciously entertaining collection.

About Tobin T. Buhk

A teacher by day and a crime writer by night, Tobin T. Buhk began his unique moonlighting when he did a brief stint as a morgue volunteer, which led to his first two books. A love of history and a fascination with crime led to True Crime Michigan, a history of the Great Lake State through its most inglorious moments, and True Crime in the Civil War.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Benjamin

Love the content - the writing was sophomoric but the information was interesting & I enjoyed the local history......more

Goodreads review by Xanthe

I saw the author speak at a conference about this book and his research in general into historical crime in Michigan while I was in the middle of his book, which confirmed my impression of the his depth of knowledge and insight into examining Michigan's murderous and criminal past. This book is full......more

Goodreads review by Patti

Author Tobin T. Buhk recounts the tales of Detroit's most violent and devious female criminals. I love one of the comments by Nina Housden "I'm sorry he's gone......I really loved him." after hearing what she did to her husband. Many of the crimes were late 1870's and early 1900's so I had not heard......more

Goodreads review by Scott

This book is written as though it were a history text book and parts of it are very dry. Some parts are also a bit difficult to follow along due to wordiness. I really wanted to rate this higher but reading this book felt like a slog considering how interesting the subject is. What I liked best abou......more