Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest - Softcover

"A fascinating turn-of-the-century story of medical malpractice and murder. If you liked The Alienist, you'll find Starvation Heights all the more gripping because this story is true." --Michael Connelly

"An engrossing and compelling look at a shocking crime in another era. Olsen's deft touch takes us back to the early 1900s so cleverly that reading Starvation Heights is akin to stepping into a time machine." --Ann Rule

"An account of real-life villainry that outdoes anything a novelist might concoct." --Les Standiford, author of Meet You in Hell

Recounts the true story of Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard, a female con artist who ran a health spa in Ollala, Washington, in the early 1900s, and the two wealthy sisters whom she tortured, starved, and robbed of their inheritance. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.