Early in life Belle Sorensen discovers the world is made only for men. They own everything: jobs, property, wives. But Belle understands what few others do: where women are concerned, men are weak.
A woman unhampered by scruples can take from them what she wants. And so Belle sets out to prove to the world that a woman can be just as ruthless, black-hearted and single-minded as any man.
Starting with her long suffering husband Mads, Belle embarks on a killing spree the like of which has never been seen before nor since.
And through it all her kind, older sister Nellie can only watch in horror as Belle's schemes to enrich herself and cut down the male population come to a glorious, dreadful fruition . . .
Holy shit. This woman is…heinous. Truly so. And Camilla Bruce does a brilliant job of taking the facts that are known about Belle and filling in with absolutely believable fiction. Because damn.
This book is fascinating. Belle is two sides to a coin. She can be sweet and loyal, but also calculating and ruthless. She has moments of being rash and yet can be extremely patient. A completely flawed character who is horrifying and driven. No matter how far she has come from her beginnings it’s never enough.
On the other hand, the story is also told from her sister Nellie’s POV. Nellie is sweet and caring. She believes in her sister and loves her with all her heart. But as the years pass Nellie begins to suspect her sister is not all she portrays herself to be. But Nellie can’t bring herself to face the truth that is staring at her from cold blue eyes. So she buries her head in the sand, letting a serial killer get on with her work.
I’m not sure how I never heard of this woman. I do love a good serial killer story, both in fiction and nonfiction. Belle’s story is one that’s hard to read, but also hard to put down. There are plenty of trigger warnings for this so I’ll just say, it’s not for the faint of heart. Yowzers.
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