Author Julia Bricklin takes readers through the true story of the 1933 Los Angeles crime spree of Burmah Adams and Tom White in the new book Blonde Rattlesnake. Nineteen year-old Burmah was a hairdresser with an innocent past and a taste for danger when she met Tom White at a nightclub. After marrying the conman against her parents wishes, she spent her honeymoon driving around Los Angeles with a gun and committing multiple robberies with her new husband. Their crime spree would lead to the death of an elementary school teacher and a former publisher.
Blonde Rattlesnake follows the details of Burma Adams life, the crime spree, and even a little bit about her time in prison. The book is easy to follow, but also a very familiar story of women who end up in crime. From head injuries, to abusive spouses, the book is incredibly well researched in the realm of true crime and California during the Depression.
The book Blonde Rattlesnake is available June 7, 2019.
