Real-Life Lady Criminals of Historical Fiction
By Jenni L. Walsh
June 5, 2018Bonnie Parker—of Bonnie and Clyde infamy—may be the most commonly referenced woman in criminal history, eluding the law for 27 months. In my novel Side by Side, I tell the duo’s crime spree story from Bonnie’s perspective, often inciting the question of why I chose to write a novel about the outlaws. While there are…