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Prescription: Murder! Volume 1: Authentic Cases From The Files of Alan Hynd

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From the files and pen of world renowned true crime writer Alan Hynd comes a deliciously dark sampling of some of the most fascinating true murder cases of the first half of the 20th Century. These stories, the first of three short collections, are unified by a single theme: they all involve physicians. And not for the autopsy, but as perpetrators or accused perpetrators. You may never see your family care giver again in the same light.

Told in the characteristic wry, anecdotal reportorial style that made Alan Hynd famous in his day these tales will have you cringing one minute, laughing the next, and gasping in shock a moment later. Truly, no one could make up classics like these. Take for example, the murder ring of South Philadelphia in which a faith healer and two Lotharios helped restless wives rid themselves of abusive unwanted husbands...or the respected French war hero who was a pillar of the community by day but prowled brothels and music halls by night and was caught with a cadaver sealed within the walls of his home....or the traveling physician who married a farmer's ex-wife and had four step-sons, then three, then two, then......

And finally, as a bonus track, relax and savor the wickedly evil doings of "Sister Amy Archer" at the Archer convalescent home in Connecticut, where old folks checked out just a little too quickly for comfort. The events eventually became the basis of "Arsenic and Old Lace," the hit play and iconic movie.

As the old adages go, you couldn't make this stuff up... and true crime is always farther out there than fiction.

Language: English

Pages: 107

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Red Cat Tales LLC of Los Angeles, CA

Release: September 09, 2014

Prescription: Murder! Volume 1: Authentic Cases From The Files of Alan Hynd

3.3/5 ( ratings)

From the files and pen of world renowned true crime writer Alan Hynd comes a deliciously dark sampling of some of the most fascinating true murder cases of the first half of the 20th Century. These stories, the first of three short collections, are unified by a single theme: they all involve physicians. And not for the autopsy, but as perpetrators or accused perpetrators. You may never see your family care giver again in the same light.

Told in the characteristic wry, anecdotal reportorial style that made Alan Hynd famous in his day these tales will have you cringing one minute, laughing the next, and gasping in shock a moment later. Truly, no one could make up classics like these. Take for example, the murder ring of South Philadelphia in which a faith healer and two Lotharios helped restless wives rid themselves of abusive unwanted husbands...or the respected French war hero who was a pillar of the community by day but prowled brothels and music halls by night and was caught with a cadaver sealed within the walls of his home....or the traveling physician who married a farmer's ex-wife and had four step-sons, then three, then two, then......

And finally, as a bonus track, relax and savor the wickedly evil doings of "Sister Amy Archer" at the Archer convalescent home in Connecticut, where old folks checked out just a little too quickly for comfort. The events eventually became the basis of "Arsenic and Old Lace," the hit play and iconic movie.

As the old adages go, you couldn't make this stuff up... and true crime is always farther out there than fiction.

Language: English

Pages: 107

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Red Cat Tales LLC of Los Angeles, CA

Release: September 09, 2014

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