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'Two inquests, four trials, three hung juries and the executioner...but was Louisa Collins really a husband killer? Was she the callous adulteress, drunkard and liar known as the Botany Bay Murderess and the Lucrezia Borgia of Botany Bay? Or was this mother of seven a spirited and defiant woman who was punished for breaching society's expectations of womanly behaviour?
'Compelling, freshly told and richly detailed, Black Widow uncovers the truth of a story that challenged the morality, the politics and the notion of law in an Australia on the edge of nationhood.' (Publication summary)
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[Review] Black Widow : The True Story of Australia’s First Female Serial Killer
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , August vol. 40 no. 3 2016; (p. 373-375)
— Review of Black Widow : The True Story of Australia’s First Serial Killer 2015 single work biography -
[Untitled]
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 9 May 2015; (p. 32)
— Review of Black Widow : The True Story of Australia’s First Serial Killer 2015 single work biography -
The Flawed Conviction of a Husband-Killer
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 May 2015; (p. 20)
— Review of Black Widow : The True Story of Australia’s First Serial Killer 2015 single work biography
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The Flawed Conviction of a Husband-Killer
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 May 2015; (p. 20)
— Review of Black Widow : The True Story of Australia’s First Serial Killer 2015 single work biography -
[Untitled]
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 9 May 2015; (p. 32)
— Review of Black Widow : The True Story of Australia’s First Serial Killer 2015 single work biography -
[Review] Black Widow : The True Story of Australia’s First Female Serial Killer
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , August vol. 40 no. 3 2016; (p. 373-375)
— Review of Black Widow : The True Story of Australia’s First Serial Killer 2015 single work biography
Awards
- 2016 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best True Crime Book
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