Lucy Sussex & Megan Brown "Outrageous Fortunes: A Double Life of Crime"

Biographers in Conversation · Mar 18, 2026 · 40m

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Lucy Jane Sussex and Megan Brown chat with Gabriella Kelly-Davies about Outrageous Fortunes: The Adventures of Mary Fortune, Crime-Writer, and Her Criminal Son George

Here’s what you’ll discover in this episode:

Outrageous Fortunes was co-authored after a 25-year conversation, combining Lucy’s 35 years of research with Megan’s PhD research.

Lucy and Megan employed a revisionist approach to correct the record about Mary Fortune, arguing that women’s voices are undervalued.

Why Mary Fortune’s and George Fortune’s stories were blended as ‘one…