Recensori in anteprimaKimberly Tilley

Somebody got away with murder in Savannah, Missouri on Christmas Eve of 1900. Moments after Frank Richardson entered his home, he was shot dead and his killer melted into the night, unseen. The murder investigation exposed Frank’s secret life to the world, including his final utterance: “Has it come to this?” Suspicion fell on Frank’s wife, his former paramour, and the young clerk of whom he was insanely jealous. All the clues in this unsolved true crime are here for readers to unravel the truth. Text will be available in PDF and ePub format only.

At the dawn of the 20thcentury, the social unrest in Paterson, New Jersey was palpable. Thousands of Dutch and Italian immigrants flocked to the city, hoping for a job in Paterson’s famous silk mills. The burgeoning population ushered women into the workplace, grew suffragist sympathies, and produced an anarchist movement. In this charged environment, Jennie Bosschieter, a 17-year-old Dutch immigrant and mill worker, was murdered. Sorrow turned to shock when four wealthy, influential citizens were accused of killing her. The resulting criminal trial held the city – and eventually the nation – transfixed. Text is in PDF format.