{"product_id":"fatal-9781439182642","title":"Fatal","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe shocking story of one of the most notorious female serial killers in American history from \"an author who shows real mastery of the true crime genre\" (NPR). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1891, Jane Toppan, a proper New England matron, embarked on a profession as a private nurse. Selfless and good-natured, she worked for some of Boston's most prominent families, but they had no idea what they were welcoming into their homes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer dark past of tragedy, abuse, and mental illness was carefully hidden. No one who knew Jane as a nurse had any idea that she was morbidly obessed with autopsies, or that she conducted her own after-hours experiments on patients, deriving sexual satisfaction in their slow, agonizing deaths from poison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSelf-schooled in the art of murder, Jane was just beginning her career as the most prolific domestic fiend of the nineteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchechter, Harold:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Harold Schechter is a professor of American literature and culture. Renowned for his true-crime writing, he is the author of the nonfiction books \u003ci\u003eFatal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFiend\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBestial\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeviant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeranged\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDepraved\u003c\/i\u003e, and, with David Everitt, \u003ci\u003eThe A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eNevermore\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hum Bug\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed historical novels featuring Edgar Allan Poe. He lives in New York State.","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492482781458,"sku":"9781439182642","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_92303535-3dea-43e9-9d7f-cac5f1eeca89.jpg?v=1730593809","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fatal-9781439182642","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}