You've never met a woman as dangerous as Bella Sorensen . . . THE FASCINATING REIMAGINING OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HISTORY'S ORIGINAL FEMALE SERIAL KILLER 'Dark, twisted and dangerously addictive' SAM LLOYD, bestselling author of THE MEMORY WOOD 'Extraordinary. Bruce does a marvellous job of reimagining this real-life murderer, without excusing her crimes' The Times Bella loves men. She loves them to death . . . ________ Bella Sorensen knows the world is made for men. But she also knows what few others do: where women are ...
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You've never met a woman as dangerous as Bella Sorensen . . . THE FASCINATING REIMAGINING OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HISTORY'S ORIGINAL FEMALE SERIAL KILLER 'Dark, twisted and dangerously addictive' SAM LLOYD, bestselling author of THE MEMORY WOOD 'Extraordinary. Bruce does a marvellous job of reimagining this real-life murderer, without excusing her crimes' The Times Bella loves men. She loves them to death . . . ________ Bella Sorensen knows the world is made for men. But she also knows what few others do: where women are concerned, men are weak. A woman unscrupulous enough can take from them what she wants. And so Bella sets out to prove to the world that a woman can be just as ruthless, black-hearted and single-minded as any man. Starting with her long-suffering husband, Mads, Bella embarks on a killing spree the like of which has never been seen before nor since. And through it all her kind, older sister Nellie can only watch in horror as Bella's schemes to enrich herself and cut down the male population come to a glorious, dreadful fruition . . . Based on the true story of Belle Gunness whose killing spree began in Chicago in 1900, Triflers Need Not Apply is a novelistic tour de force exploring one woman's determination to pay men back for all they have taken. ________ 'Explosive . . . If you like true crime, you'll devour this chilling story of revenge' WOMAN'S WEEKLY 'Dark glee, tragedy . . . Fans of my story The Corset will gobble this up' LAURA PURCELL 'Come for the fabulous premise, stay for the razor-sharp portrait of a marvelously complex (and often totally terrifying) mind . . . Camilla Bruce has absolutely outdone herself' LAIRD HUNT 'Starts as a revenge story but quickly becomes so much more. Clever, shocking and horrific in places, it's the sort of book for which the phrase 'page-turner' was invented' LUCIE MCKNIGHT HARDY
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All Editions of Triflers Need Not Apply: Be frightened of her. Secretly root for her. And watch history's original female serial killer find her next victim.
I love learning about true serial killers from history - the psychology of their minds in particular fascinates me. However, a lot of American podcasts and books just assume you know every detail about their most famous cases and jump in without giving a good amount of backstory. Triflers Need Not Apply is a real treat - a fictional story based off the real-life story of Belle Gunness who is thought to have killed 14 people and possibly faked her own death.
From the authors note at the end of the book it seems that this story was very well researched and crafted by Camilla Bruce. There's a mixture of true incidents and facts mixed in with well researched assumptions and guesses as well as other real-life characters and events added into the story for dramatic effect. This results in a book which is engaging and interesting but also feels realistic and grounded at the same time.
Belle is written in a way that means you sympathise with her to a certain extent. There's a childhood trauma, the expectations and behaviour of men in her life and an ambition which cannot be sated within societal values and constraints at the time which really make you feel for her as a character. As the story progresses however, you start to feel the chill of her sanity going off the rails and priorities shifting to an unlikeable person who has gone too far. The ending is really sad but also fitting and made me want to look up all I could about the real-life Belle.
I liked the fact that Camilla added the close relationship with Belle's sister Nellie which helped add a conscience to the story. I also liked the addition of a psychotic lover who helped shape Belle into who she was as well as supporting and helping her. My only criticism would be that the book felt a little long in places - it dragged as too much detail was put into small every-day events which did not drive the story forward.
Overall, Triflers Need Not Apply is a well-crafted story based in historical truth that also keeps the drama and tension high. Thank you to NetGalley & Penguin - Michael Joseph UK for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
