{"product_id":"murderous-acts-100-years-of-crime-in-the-midwest-9780253058447","title":"Murderous Acts: 100 Years of Crime in the Midwest","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Keven McQueen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press (Ips)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhile the Midwest may be known for salt-of-the-earth folks, it's also home to murder and mayhem. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMurderous Acts: 100 Years of Crime in the Midwest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eKeven McQueen explores a century of true crimes committed in 10 Midwestern states, from the 1840s to the 1940s. With a touch of gallows humor, McQueen relies on original research to recount infamous transgressions--including Michigan's Robert Irving Latimer case, the serial murders of Nebraskan Jake Bird, and the bloody deeds of Kansas's Bender family--as well as gruesome tales that are less well known, such as the Wisconsin man with a penchant for swinging an axe at the necks of men he didn't care for, the Hoosier who killed his sweetheart in the midst of a Halloween ball, and the French nobleman who wreaked havoc in a St. Louis hotel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurderous Acts will intrigue and delight fans of true crime and will send a shiver down the spine of any reader fascinated by the dark history of America's Heartland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press (Ips)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45497503121559,"sku":"9780253058447","price":1841.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780253058447.webp?v=1767921882","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/murderous-acts-100-years-of-crime-in-the-midwest-9780253058447","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}