Glenn stout biography

In the wake of war, a pandemic, and an economic depression, Margaret and Richard Whittemore, two love-struck working-class kids from Baltimore reached for the dream of a better life. Margaret was a chic flapper, the archetypal gun moll and femme fatale, supporting her husband and his crimes in every way.

Glenn stout biography

Along the way he killed at least three men. And when he promised to confess if she were set free, they became heroes to a generation of young Americans, making headlines all across the country as the tabloids breathlessly reported the details of their star-crossed romance.

Set against the backdrop of the excesses of the Roaring Twenties, a story that the author spent more than a decade researching, their story takes us from the jailhouse to the speakeasy, from the cabarets where they celebrated good times to the gallows where their story finally came to an end… leaving Tiger Girl pining for a final kiss.

Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid is a tale of rags to riches, tragedy and infamy. The thirtieth and final edition. But it may not be the end of the story… stay tuned.