NYT Journalist & Author of
The Women Are Not Fine

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.

PRAISE:

“A riveting, remarkable true story that raises questions like the best dystopian fiction.”
—PEGGY ORENSTEIN, author of Girls & Sex

“A gripping story of female solidarity, female violence, and the public's fear of and fascination with women who exact revenge. ”
—JILL FILIPOVIC, author of The H-Spot

“A feat of investigative reporting … Reese 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

“A stark meditation on gender, survival, and our enduring cultural fascination with so-called ‘black widow’ narratives.”
—ROSE HACKMAN, author of Emotional Labor

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

“Profound, angry, and tender all at once.”
—VIRGINIA FEITO, author of the Sunday Times bestseller Mrs March

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