Death Sentence: The True Story of Velma Barfield's Life, Crimes, and Punishment

In this “true story that reads like a novel,” the 1 New York Times–bestselling author reveals the facts behind a notorious Southern murder case (Library Journal). When North Carolina farmer Stuart Taylor died after a sudden illness, his forty-six-year-old fiancée, Velma Barfield, was overcome with grief. Taylor’s family grieved with her—until the a...