Download or read book Minnie Dean written by Lynley Hood and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1895 Minnie Dean became the only woman hanged as a criminal in New Zealand. Her crime was child murder. The author works through the labyrinth of myths and legends to the real Minnie Dean and raises some disturbing questions.