BELLE

by Eden Francis Compton with J.G. Duby

BELLE is a darkly comedic tale of a woman in 1890s Indiana determined to succeed in a world made for and by men. She has no trade or skill, and has to rely on her own wit and hard work . . . and stomach for violence . . . to get ahead.

The tale is inspired by the very real Belle Gunness, a notorious 19th century serial killer who lured men to her Indiana farm using lonely hearts ads.

COMING FEBRUARY 4, 2025

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Jennifer Goss Duby

J.G. Duby is a crime fiction writer who lives in the woods of New Hampshire with her husband and no pets because her younger daughter took them with her when she moved out. Her older daughter took the good blender. J.G. has been a mass transit bus driver, paraeducator, and lexicographer, and now works as a technical editor. Belle is her fiction debut.

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The newspapers of the day gave Belle Gunness a lot of names. Lady Bluebeard was one, and there were La Porte Ghoul, Hell's Princess, Queen of Crime, and my personal favorite, Mistress of the Castle of Death.

⛵ Spectacular week of sailing from Penobscot Bay to Down East Maine onboard Elan J40 ⛵❤️

Man oh man, Agony Hill is so so good. It's the kind of book I wish I could read for the first time again, and I don't have that experience very often. Set in Vermont in the 1960s, it perfectly captures the time and place. Rich characters, great plot.

The first picture is all the birds I saw when I went birding at McDaniel's Marsh this morning. The second picture is what I saw in my yard when I got home.

Thinking about everybody doing @rasputitsadirt today and feeling very nostalgic for the times I did it.

I'm obsessed with this author, Lou Berney. Characterization, plot, setting -- all exquisite.

The only problem is, I've now read all his books. How long till the next one, Mr. Berney?

"[She] listened, neither frowning nor not frowning. A plac

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