{"product_id":"2940151241557","title":"Bitter Almonds: The True Story of Mothers, Daughters and the Seattle Cyanide Murders","description":"New York Times Bestseller!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFile corrected and updated with photos July 3, 2015.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStella Nickell's small-time world was one of big-time dreams. In 1986, her biggest one came true when her husband died during a seizure, making her the beneficiary of a $175,000-plus insurance payoff--until authorities discovered Bruce Nickell's headache capsules had been laced with cyanide. In an attempt to cover her tracks, Stella did the unconscionable. She saw to it that a stranger would also become a \"random casualty\" of cyanide-tainted painkillers. But Stella's cunning plan came undone when her daughter Cynthia notified federal agents. And troubling questions lingered like the secret of bitter almonds...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat would turn a gregarious barfly like Stella Nickell into a cold-hearted killer overnight? Why would Cynthia, a mirror image of her mother, turn on her own flesh and blood? Did Cynthia reveal everything she knew about the crimes? The stunning answers would unfold in a case that sparked a national uproar, dug deep into a troubled family history, and exposed an American mother for the pretty poison she was.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStella Nickell is considered by many to be one of the first domestic terrorists -- the first to be convicted under American product tampering laws.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGregg Olsen's Bitter Almonds is true crime writing at its best.","brand":"Crime Rant Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102451974384,"sku":"2940151241557","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151241557_p0.jpg?v=1764009033","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151241557","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}