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Bitter Almonds: The True Story of Mothers, Daughters, and the Seattle Cyanide Murders
by Greg Olsen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0446363596
- ISBN 13
- 9780446363594
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
A$30.78A$21.55
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About This Item
New York, NY: Warner Books, 1993 Warner Books, New York. 1993. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bumping to head, tail, and tips; light shelfwear to board bottom edges. DJ: Very Good +; light bumping to head, tail, and upper tips; light rubbing to panels. Black paper over boards with black cloth overlay on the spine; bright gilt lettering on the spine. 535 pp 8vo. 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 his 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. 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. A clean very presentable copy
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015927
- Title
- Bitter Almonds: The True Story of Mothers, Daughters, and the Seattle Cyanide Murders
- Author
- Greg Olsen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0446363596
- ISBN 13
- 9780446363594
- Publisher
- Warner Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- crime, murder, cyanide poisoning, Seattle Washington, Stella Nickell, murder plot, premeditated murder, life insurance fraud, crime family,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies; Legal matters/Lawyers/Judges/Attorneys;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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