In Queen of All Mayhem, Huckelbridge takes on the task of bringing some truth to the myth of Belle Starr. I loved the start of this book - leading with a literal bang with Belle's death at the hands of someone who remains a mystery, on ground that Belle felt safe enough on not to have her guns with her. The story then starts at the beginning and wends its way through Belle's life from the upperclass, to a prairie outlaw, Cherokee wife, and mother. I am impressed by the amount of research done by Huckelbridge, and also the way that he states clearly when something can't be proven or is supposition, even when at times this leads to multiple ways to look at something when you'd love a definitive answer. Biographies are already tough, but one on a woman in the age when women were practically dismissed as furniture (even in the case of a badass like Belle) is quite an undertaking. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Myra Maybelle and her brothers, the outlaws that helped make her Belle, Cole and Jim, and learning how she evolved into a Cherokee outlaw with her husbands Sam and Jim. Thank you to HarperAudio and NetGalley for the early listen in exchange for my honest opinion.