Tori Telfer is an acclaimed writer known for her gripping explorations of history’s most notorious and complex female figures, blending true crime, history, and cultural analysis. Her work has appeared in top publications such as The Atlantic.com, RollingStone.com, Smithsonian.com, and Vice, where her compelling stories of crime, history, and oddities continue to captivate readers. Telfer’s debut book, Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History, earned widespread praise for its chilling portrayal of female psychopaths, including little-known figures like the "Giggling Grandma" Nannie Doss, Lizzie Halliday, and Mary Ann Cotton.

In her second book, Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion, Telfer dives into the audacious world of female con artists, uncovering bold scams and daring tactics used by some of history’s most notorious—and often overlooked—swindlers. Among the figures she examines are glitterati swindler Casey Chadwick, psychic fraudster Joyce Michaels, and Bonny Lee Bakley, whose life of deception culminated in a high-profile Hollywood true-crime case.