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The Wicked Wives: A novel based on a true story (English Edition) Format Kindle

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When I was an eight year old boy I overheard adults in my South Philadelphia neighborhood discussing 17 disenchanted and unfaithful neighborhood wives who murdered their husbands for insurance money, love and lust. This was a fascinating topic for an eight year old boy eavesdropping on adult conversation. The adults were discussing the true story of Philadelphia’s infamous 1938 murder scandals. My fascination led to obsession. I knew that I had to write about these wicked wives someday.

After I became a trial lawyer in 1964, I researched the poison murder cases in the law library and obtained newspaper accounts of the scandals dating back to October, 1938. Thereafter I conducted interviews with judges, lawyers, police, witnesses, sheriff deputies and neighbors who knew the defendants.

One of the chief conspirators was a tailor who seduced, then persuaded at least twelve wives to poison their husbands for insurance. The setting for his seductions was the couch in the rear of his tailor shop, located two blocks from our family home.

A fascinating conspiracy unfolded in these murder cases. The poison gang’s colorful and hilarious characters helped to deep-six a minimum of 20 husbands. The supporting cast includes Giorgio, “The Don Juan of Passyunk Avenue. ” Aside from scheming Lillian, “the society wife”, the wives include Rose, the “Kiss of Death Widow, ” Eva “the nymphomaniac” and the “hopelessly in love, ” Joanna.

After many comical episodes, intriguing detective work and two suspense filled high profile trials, 12 wives plead or are found guilty of murdering their husbands. Two male conspirators were executed in the electric chair.

"The Wicked Wives" gleefully explores the sins of lust and greed, and the disappointments that love often brings. The characters, although they commit murder and adultery, are extremely likable, and often amusing. Writing “The Wicked Wives” was a true labor of love.
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Author Gus Pelagatti has been a Philadelphia trial lawyer for the past 48 years. His family had a home situated two blocks from the main conspirator's tailor shop, the scene of murder plotting and seduction of lonely wives.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005784LB4
  • Éditeur ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (20 juin 2011)
  • Langue ‏ : ‎ Anglais
  • Taille du fichier ‏ : ‎ 669 KB
  • Synthèse vocale ‏ : ‎ Activée
  • Lecteur d’écran  ‏ : ‎ Pris en charge
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  • Nombre de pages de l'édition imprimée  ‏ : ‎ 299 pages
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  • Sandra
    4,0 sur 5 étoiles Who doesn’t love a good historical fiction?!
    Avis laissé aux États-Unis le 9 mai 2024
    “The Wicked Wives” by Gus Pelagatti weaves his own characters and flair into a real Philadelphia murder mystery. A suspicious number of husbands start dying in Philadelphia in the 1930’s. Set in post-prohibition time and during the Great Depression, this book reads like a cop versus mafia movie.

    Any self-respecting murder mystery has sex and violence. Pelagatti delivers. The scenes are not overly graphic and rather mainstream. It is sprinkled heavily with character’s using plenty of profanity and derogatory slang. If sex, violence, and foul language is not your thing, it may be a difficult read.

    The plot was wonderfully complex, and I enjoyed peeling the layers back on the characters and storyline. Pelagatti decided to focus on a handful of murdering, dissatisfied wives rather than the whole ring of perpetrators. I still had some difficulty keeping all the characters straight at times. That could very well be my personal short coming.

    Overall, this was engaging, suspenseful and enjoyable to read. Naturally, after reading the book I had to internet search the real events and that was fun to see where Pelagatti took inspiration from. I would recommend waiting until after you read the book, so you won’t have any spoilers. Four out of five stars.
  • suerobertson
    4,0 sur 5 étoiles Good read
    Avis laissé en Australie le 15 juillet 2015
    An interesting read. I enjoyed reading this book
  • Jersey Girl Book Reviews / Jersey Girl Sizzling Book Reviews
    5,0 sur 5 étoiles The Wicked Wives
    Avis laissé aux États-Unis le 17 août 2012
    "Oh, what a tangled web we weave ... when first we practice to deceive" ...

    Philadelphia in 1938 ... in the shadow of the Great Depression and the prelude to World War II is a murder conspiracy scandal that would rock the nation's birthplace of the Declaration of Independence. Seventeen dissatisfied, unfaithful, greedy wives and their male conspirators use poison to murder their husbands for the insurance money.

    Based on a true story, author Gus Pelagatti weaves a tale of deceit, lust, adultery, conspiracy and murder in a highly publicized sensational poison murder scandal involving seventeen Wicked Wives, with a sizzling courtroom drama that rocked the citizens of Philadelphia!

    Assistant D.A. Tom Rossi investigates the suspicious murder of Reggie Stoner, despite opposition and threats to his political career. What starts out as a murder investigation quickly spirals into one that uncovers an elaborate plan that included adultery, drugs, murder, blackmail and insurance fraud. Seventeen disgruntled wives are manipulated by a charismatic womanizing tailor, Giorgio DiSipio, who seduces the women and convinces them to take out life insurance policies on their husbands, and poison them for the insurance money. Giorgio is aided in the murder plot by a "friend" who is an undertaker, who performs autopsies on the victims, claiming that they all died from various forms of pneumonia. Can Assistant D.A. Rossi bring these devious murderers to justice, or will The Wicked Wives and their conspirators get away with the perfect murder?

    The Wicked Wives is an intriguing historical fiction based on a true story of the scandalous 1938 poison murder case in Philadelphia. The author has cleverly weaved a fascinating tale of deceit, lust, conspiracy and murder that keeps the reader sitting on the edge of their seat. The reader is transported back to the Depression era of 1938 Philadelphia, a time period of flappers, gangsters, corruption and hard times. Rich in detail and vivid descriptions, the reader goes along for a captivating thrill ride as the scandalous conspiracy unfolds and what could have been a perfect murder culminates in a riveting courtroom drama that will keep you guessing and holding your breath until the conclusion.

    The author has created an intriguingly complex cast of characters who are a fascinating study of different personalities. The interweaving of the characters is seamless with clever dialogue and interactions that make this a powerful and compelling story. I have to admit that I was fascinated by these clever women and by the mastermind, Giorgio, but I absolutely loved following Assistant D.A. Rossi's investigation. As a diehard fan of legal thrillers, I think that the author's professional experience as a trial attorney enabled him to masterfully weave a tale that packs a powerful punch.

    The Wicked Wives is a fascinating story that is a must read for true crime fans. This tangled web of deceit, conspiracy, adultery, murder and courtroom drama would make one hell of a Hollywood movie!
  • Red Rock Bookworm
    3,0 sur 5 étoiles UNDER THE VEIL OF MOURNING
    Avis laissé aux États-Unis le 12 février 2012
    While Gus Pelagatti is no Ann Rule or even a Joe McGinniss when it comes to true crime genre, he is more than adequate at relating the details of multiple murders involving a pint sized Casanova named Giorgio DiSipio and the many women he induced to off their spouses for the insurance money which he then graciously helped them spend. The monetary amounts involved were paltry and by today's standards would be deemed hardly worth the effort, but in the Depression ridden 1930's a few thousand dollars amounted to a Kings ransom and Giorgio was definitely adept at using his powers of sexual persuasion in convincing seventeen women to "go for the gold".

    THE WICKED WIVES, is author Pelagatti's novelized version of a true tale of conspiracy, deception, murder and political corruption in Philadelphia. There are so many villains in this saga that you need a veritable scorecard to keep track of the cast of characters. WIVES is like a 30's version of The Lone Ranger, with assistant D.A. Tom Rossi in dogged pursuit and willing to risk his love life and his career to insure the truth is told and that the victims receive justice.

    If there is one thing that the reader is made aware of it's the undeniable fact that the 30's were a tough era where people were judged by ethnicity, political corruption ran rampant, and death due to influenza, heart failure and pneumonia (or murder disguised as any of the aforementioned) were a common occurrence.

    While WICKED WIVES will never be recognized as a great work of literature, I must extol props to the author for his unusual ending. It was entirely unexpected and if there is anything I really enjoy it's being surprised. 3 ½ stars.
  • Jess Bendele
    4,0 sur 5 étoiles Jess Bendele loved this book!
    Avis laissé aux États-Unis le 13 juin 2024
    The Wicked Wives by Gus Pelagatti was the best book I have read this year. I loved how it all tied together with the "Don Juan of Passyunk Avenue". My favorite character was Tom, the assistant DA. From his background and his moxy really made me like him. He took on the big bad Deputy Mayor Bill Evans, who was crooked and tried to intimidate Tom to not push for an autopsy on one of the dead husbands. This book had a lot of profanity and sex, which I didn't mind. I don't typically go for these types of books, although it doesn't bother me, but this on was great! All the details and knowing it was based on a true story really made it even more exciting. It was hard to put down every time I picked it up. I rated it a 4 out of 5 just because there were a lot of typos and grammatical errors toward the end.

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