From 1902 to 1908, men disappeared without a trace in various states of the United States: wealthy bachelors, ordinary workers... And in 1908, their bodies were found on the farm of the respectable widow Belle Gunness - in a cesspool, cut into pieces... Who was she - worst female killer in US history? What fate actually befell her children, who were officially considered dead in the fire? How did she manage to deal with more than two dozen strong and strong men? And why did she kill - was it only for the purpose of profit? In this book, Harold Schechter reveals the secrets of one of the most sinister figures in the pantheon of serial killers, day by day and hour by hour, restoring the chronology of events at the “death farm”...