The first time I saw this book online I thought it was a story about housewives and their kids,but i was mistaken.The Wicked Wives by Gus Pelagatti is a historical fiction novel based on a true story that happened in the late 1930's. The author first heard of these crimes as soon as he was eight years and overheard his mother gossiping about it. He had a career as an attorney,after which he started his writing career,focusing on writing fictionalized account of notorious crimes that made history.
In this story a lot of Philadelphia housewives individually conspired using a local tailor, Giorgio DiSipio, to murder their husbands for the insurance money. Certainly, the tailor gets a cut of the money. Lillian Stoner’s mother-in-law implored the D. A. ’s Office to look into her son’s demise. She …show more content…
Two of the women were talked about as their husbands die inside first few chapters. I was sucked in right from the start. The pace decreased as the plan switched gears on the arrests and trials. Still, the story was very much engaging in all the scenes.
There was a single major twist at the end that is relatively shocking. I felt that Tom should have realized that this kind of twist didn’t look realistic. I wonder in the event his suspicion actually happened that way in real living.
I think Mcdougal would have done justice to the book simply by using a different title than the Wicked Wives. The title tends to make the book appear like a cheesy romance or a chick-lit story in relation to witches. This is an excellent story that must appeal to both ladies and men. A different concept might attract a wider number of readers.
This book really made me realize that history is worth learning and I loved every minute of the riveting story. I recommend this book to help any adult who wants to read a well-written, soaking up tale. It’s considerably more than just a juicy crime tale. It’s simply a great
In this story a lot of Philadelphia housewives individually conspired using a local tailor, Giorgio DiSipio, to murder their husbands for the insurance money. Certainly, the tailor gets a cut of the money. Lillian Stoner’s mother-in-law implored the D. A. ’s Office to look into her son’s demise. She …show more content…
Two of the women were talked about as their husbands die inside first few chapters. I was sucked in right from the start. The pace decreased as the plan switched gears on the arrests and trials. Still, the story was very much engaging in all the scenes.
There was a single major twist at the end that is relatively shocking. I felt that Tom should have realized that this kind of twist didn’t look realistic. I wonder in the event his suspicion actually happened that way in real living.
I think Mcdougal would have done justice to the book simply by using a different title than the Wicked Wives. The title tends to make the book appear like a cheesy romance or a chick-lit story in relation to witches. This is an excellent story that must appeal to both ladies and men. A different concept might attract a wider number of readers.
This book really made me realize that history is worth learning and I loved every minute of the riveting story. I recommend this book to help any adult who wants to read a well-written, soaking up tale. It’s considerably more than just a juicy crime tale. It’s simply a great