She Kills - The Murderous Socialite, the Cross Dressing Bank Robber, and Other

A superb collection of true-crime stories--written by the magazine''s legendary feature writer, Skip Hollandsworth--which reminds us why America is perennially obsessed with the genre. Skip Hollandsworth has been covering true crime since long before the podcasts, networks, and television shows discovered it. Texas born and bred, the revered journalist joined Texas Monthly in 1989, and the stories he has written over three-plus decades have helped define a locale and a culture. Curated by Hollandsworth , She Kills brings together the favorite stories he has written for the magazine, from the tale of the high schooler who grew so close to dear old Dad that she had "no choice" but to poison his refried beans, to the suburban dentist who killed her loving husband by driving over him three times with his teenage daughter in the car. These are expertly crafted tales that will stop readers in their tracks and leave them gasping with shock and pleasure. Each story is updated by Hollandsworth, who provides background on his original storytelling and new information on the perpetrators and victims, where available. She Kills is jaw-dropping, addictively readable compendium of the evil that women do. And why.

About the author

Skip Hollandsworth is an award-winning journalist, a screenwriter, and a distinguished writer of Texas Monthly. He has won a National Magazine Award for feature writing, and his 2016 book, The Midnight Assassin, was a New York Times bestseller. He also cowrote the acclaimed screenplay Bernie with director Richard Linklater. The film was based on Hollandsworth’s 1998 Texas Monthly article “Midnight in the Garden of East Texas.” Linklater recently adapted Hollandsworth’s Texas Monthly article “Hit Man” for a 2024 feature with Glen Powell. Hollandsworth lives in Texas, where he and his wife have raised two children.

Product details

• Authors: Skip Hollandsworth, Hollandsworth Skip
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2025
• EAN: 9780063068582
• ISBN: 978-0-06-306858-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Regional / International studies, Literary essays, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism, LITERATURE: TRUE CRIME, LITERATURE: GENERAL FICTION, TRUE CRIME: Murder / Serial Killers, TRUE CRIME: Con Artists, Hoaxes & Deceptions, TRUE CRIME: Heists & Robberies, LITERATURE: MEMOIR & BIOGRAPHY, Popular beliefs, Literature / General Fiction, Literature / Memoir & Biography, Literature / True Crime