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Sheila A.: IMG On Storytelling: The Powells.com Interview with Donald Miller

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donaldmillerDonald Miller is a Christian writer, but the question that Miller asks with his latest memoir, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, is applicable to... Continue »
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Bitter Almonds: The True Story of Mothers, Daughters, and the Seattle Cyanide Murders

by Gregg Olsen

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Stella Nickell's small-time world was one of big-time dreams. In 1986, her biggest one came true when her husband died during a seizure, making her the beneficiary of a $175,000-plus insurance payoff--until authorities discovered Bruce Nickell's headache capsules had been laced with cyanide. In an attempt to cover her tracks, Stella did the unconscionable. She saw to it that a stranger would also become a "random casualty" of cyanide-tainted painkillers. but Stella's cunning plan came undone when her daughter Cynthia notified federal agents. And troubling questions lingered like the secret of bitter almonds...

What would turn a gregarious barfly like Stella into a cold-hearted killer overnight? Why would Cynthia, a mirror image of her mother, turn on her own flesh and blood? Did Cynthia reveal everything she knew about the crimes? The stunning answers would unfold in a case that sparked a national uproar, dug deep into a troubled family history, and exposed an American mother for the pretty poison she was.

Synopsis:

The horrifying true story behind the 1986 Seattle Cyanide Murders. When suspected of lacing her husband's headache capsules with cyanide, Stella Nickell did the unthinkable--she saw to it that a stranger would also become a "random casualty" of cyanide-tainted painkillers. But Stella's plan was soon exposed by her daughter Cynthia, who notified federal agents.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312982003
Subtitle:
The True Story of Mothers, Daughters, and the Seattle Cyanide Murders
Author:
Olsen, Gregg
Publisher:
St. Martin's True Crime Classics
Location:
New York, NY
Subject:
Murder
Subject:
Victims of crimes
Subject:
Murderers
Subject:
Murder - General
Subject:
Nickell, Bruce
Subject:
Nickell, Stella Maudine
Series:
St. Martin's True Crime Library
Series Volume:
2002-8
Publication Date:
August 2006
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
576
Dimensions:
6.90x4.26x1.27 in. .61 lbs.
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