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American mother : the true story of a troubled family, motherhood, and the cyanide murders that shook the world Cover Image Book Book

American mother : the true story of a troubled family, motherhood, and the cyanide murders that shook the world / Gregg Olsen.

Olsen, Gregg, (author.). Olsen, Gregg. Revision of: Bitter almonds. (Added Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781538724859
  • ISBN: 1538724855
  • Physical Description: 490 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First Edition.
  • Publisher: New York ; Grand Central Publishing, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Previously published by Warner Books in 1993 and St. Martin's Press in 2003 as Bitter Almonds. Published in 2022 by Bookouture, an imprint of StoryFire Ltd."--Title page verso.
Summary, etc.:
This account of the crimes committed by Stella Nickell and her look-alike daughter describes how Nickell--with the possible help of her daughter--killed her husband in order to collect on an insurance policy.

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Subject: Nickell, Bruce, 1934-1986.
Nickell, Stella Maudine.
Murder > Washington (State) > Seattle > Case studies.
Victims of crimes > Washington (State) > King County.
Genre: True crime stories.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at GRPL.

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0 current holds with 2 total copies.

Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Main 364.1523 OL82am (Text) 31307025341266 Non Fiction Checked out 07/22/2025
Van Belkum 364.1523 OL82am (Text) 31307025341258 Non Fiction Available -
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