A Savage Wisdom by Norman German, (ISBN 978-0-9654569-6-8), published by Thunder Rain Publishing Corp., was inspired by the life, crimes and legends of Annie Beatrice McQuiston aka Toni Jo Henry, the first and only woman executed in Louisiana's electric chair.

"Here is a powerful, page-turning account of crime and punishment, told in terms of the literary tradition of true crime stories that includes Capote's In Cold Blood and Mailer's The Executioner's Song. Norman German has created a worthy companion to and version of this all-American genre." ~George Garett, novelist and poet laureate of Virginia

"A Savage Wisdom explores how an innocent woman became a murderer. Norman German's painstaking research of an era in Louisiana history and his intricate characterizations let the reader understand how Toni Jo Henry was deceived, manipulated and ultimately betrayed by the men she loved. On many levels, the novel is a study in how deception leads to fatal consequences." ~Tim Gautreaux, author of Welding with Children

"Norman German's novel follows the hard life and heinous crimes of Toni Jo Henry, the first and lonly woman to die in Louisiana's infamous electric chair. The novel meets this bone-chilling story head-on, and it leaves the reader burning with the heartless brutality of the tale. Read A Savage Wisdom to see the darkness and comprehend its cold light." ~Dayne Sherman, author of Welcome to the Fallen Paradise