The Queen of the Ring
Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend
Jeff Leen
About Jeff Leen, author of
The Queen of the Ring
Jeff Leen is the assistant managing editor for The Washington Post’s investigations unit, where his work has helped win six Pulitzer Prizes. Also the co-author of Kings of Cocaine, the first book-length investigation of Colombia's Medellin cartel, he lives in Maryland.
“This is a wild and fascinating peek into a lost era when American wrestling was a spectacle of true athletics, not just preening and playacting. Mildred Burke makes Hulk Hogan look like a wimp.”
—Carl Hiaasen
author of Nature Girl and Basket Case