Author of The Women Are Not Fine, out July 10!

A century ago, in a quiet village in Hungary, a group of women launched a crime ring that spiraled into one of the deadliest mass poisonings in history. Most of the victims? Their husbands. In The Women Are Not Fine, I turned to the archives to understand what happened — and to uncover the lives behind the headlines. This is a book about survival, power, and what happens when women are pushed to the edge.

PRAISE FOR THE WOMEN ARE NOT FINE:

“A feat of investigative reporting, THE WOMEN ARE NOT FINE is a powerful sociological analysis and so illuminating of the issues of our time . . . This book proves that our past is present.”
—ELIZABETH FLOCK, author of The Furies

“A moving story of desperation, violence and survival.”
—HELEN LEWIS, author of the bestseller Difficult Women

“Hope Reese has sleuthed out a riveting, remarkable true story that raises questions like the best dystopian fiction.”
—PEGGY ORENSTEIN, author of Girls & Sex

“'A meticulously researched and sensitively rendered portrait of a community of women.”
—ERIN KEANE, author of Runaway: Notes on the Myths That Made Me 

“Such a compelling account of a small but significant dark corner of history … Profound, angry, and tender all at once.”
—VIRGINIA FEITO, author of the Sunday Times bestseller Mrs March

“Enthralling . . . A fascinating read.”
—STEPHANIE COONTZ, author of Marriage, a History