Download or read book Deaths on Pleasant Street written by Giles Fowler and published by Truman State Univ Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1909 murder case surrounding the wealthy Swope family of Independence, Missouri, led to the "trial of the century" in the gothic-era Midwest. This book gathers the facts behind the suspicious fates of the eccentric Colonel, who was the millionaire donor of Kansas City's Swope Park as well as his affable cousin, and a young nephew and heir. National media relished the drama as the Swope matriarch accused her disfavoured son-in-law, Dr Bennett Clark Hyde, of triple homicide, plus the spreading of deadly disease germs throughout the household. The author delivers an engaging and accurate retelling of these century-old mysteries by analysing court transcripts, newspaper accounts, and personal memoirs. Readers also get a new scenario based on modern science for what may have happened in the dark hallways of the mansion on Pleasant Street.
Download or read book Deaths on Pleasant Street written by Giles Fowler and published by . This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book of the Year Award, 2009 ForeWord Magazine, True Crime category ; Jackson County Historical Society's 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award for the Historic Book of the Year The 1909 murder case surrounding the wealthy Swope family of Independence, Missouri, gripped newspaper readers throughout the nation. This book gathers the facts behind the suspicious fates of three Swope family members: the eccentric Colonel, millionaire donor of Kansas City, Missouri's Swope Park, his affable cousin, and a young nephew and heir. The mystery pits the Swope matriarch against her disfavored son-in-law, Dr. Bennett Clark Hyde. Charged with poisoning the Colonel and suspected of multiple other attempted murders, Dr. Hyde endures national media attention for this crime of the century. The series of trials and appeals that followed explores the question: Was he a diabolical villain bent on inheriting Swope's millions or the unfortunate victim of a family grudge? This account of gothic-era America follows streetcar tracks from the courtrooms of Kansas City to the typhoid-plagued Swope mansion in nearby Independence. The author delivers an engaging and accurate retelling of these 100-year-old events in the literary journalism tradition by analyzing court transcripts, newspaper coverage, and personal memoirs. Readers also get a new scenario based on modern science for what may have happened in the dark hallways of the mansion on Pleasant Street.
Download or read book Record of the Parish List of Deaths 1785 1819 written by William Bentley and published by Peabody Essex Museum. This book was released on 1882 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Death of a Cozy Writer written by G.M. Malliet and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2008 Agatha Award for Best First Novel From deep in the heart of his eighteenth century English manor, millionaire Sir Adrian Beauclerk-Fisk writes mystery novels and torments his four spoiled children with threats of disinheritance. Tiring of this device, the portly patriarch decides to weave a malicious twist into his well-worn plot. Gathering them all together for a family dinner, he announces his latest blow—a secret elopement with the beautiful Violet...who was once suspected of murdering her husband. Within hours, eldest son and appointed heir Ruthven is found cleaved to death by a medieval mace. Since Ruthven is generally hated, no one seems too surprised or upset—least of all his cold-blooded wife Lillian. When Detective Chief Inspector St. Just is brought in to investigate, he meets with a deadly calm that goes beyond the usual English reserve. And soon Sir Adrian himself is found slumped over his writing desk—an ornate knife thrust into his heart. Trapped amid leering gargoyles and stone walls, every member of the family is a likely suspect. Using a little Cornish brusqueness and brawn, can St. Just find the killer before the next-in-line to the family fortune ends up dead? Death of a Cozy Writer was chosen by Kirkus Reviews as a Best Book of 2008, nominated for a Left Coast Crime award (the Hawaii Five-O for best police procedural), short-listed for the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery, nominated for the Anthony Award for Best First Novel and was a finalist for the David G. Sasher, Sr. Award for Best Mystery Novel. Praise: "Fans of English detective work will welcome Malliet's droll debut, the first in a new series."—Publishers Weekly "Malliet's debut combines devices from Christie and Clue to keep you guessing until the dramatic denouement."—Kirkus Reviews "Malliet's skillful debut demonstrates the sophistication one would expect of a much more established writer. I'm looking forward to her next genre-bender, Death and the Lit Chick."—Mystery Scene "Almost every sentence is a polished, malicious gem, reminiscent of Robert Barnard...the book is perfect for the lover of the classical detective story or the fan of great sentences."—Deadly Pleasures "In her series debut, Malliet, who won a Malice Domestic Grant to write this novel, lays the foundation for an Agatha Christie—like murder mystery."—Library Journal "An affectionate homage to the Golden Age of British crime fiction by a skilled writer rapidly attracting attention."—The Sherbrook Record "This tale cleverly adds modern touches to an Agatha Christie style classic house mystery."—Mystery Women Magazine "Wicked, witty and full of treats!"—Peter Lovesey, recipient of Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Crime Writer's Association and Malice Domestic "The traditional British cozy is alive and well. Delicious. I was hooked from the first paragraph."—Rhys Bowen, award-winning author of Her Royal Spyness "Death of a Cozy Writer is a romp, a classic tale of family dysfunction in a moody and often humourous English country house setting."—Louise Penny, author of the award-winning Armand Gamache series of murder mysteries "The connections made by St. Just are nothing short of Sherlock Holmes at his most coherent. A most excellent first mystery!"—Midwest Book Review
Download or read book Deaths from 1640 to 1873 written by Woburn (Mass.) and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Winter at Death s Hotel written by Kenneth Cameron and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Part historical fiction, part psychological thriller, Cameron's work is all page-turner."—Library Journal, STARRED Review Sherlock has nothing on this woman — in 1890s New York, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's wife hunts down a serial killer... New York, January 1896. Arthur Conan Doyle, the renowned created of Sherlock Holmes, arrives with his wife Louisa at the Britannic Hotel in New York for his first American tour. While Arthur prepares his lectures, Louisa becomes entranced by the vibrant, dangerous metropolis brimming with debauchery and iniquity around every corner. When a woman's mutilated corpse turns up in a Bowery alley, Louisa recognizes the victim as someone she's seen in the hotel. Obsessed with the woman's gruesome death, Louisa starts piecing together clues to reveal a story of murder and depravity—a story that leads back to the hotel itself and a madman who is watching her every move. From Fifth Avenue's glitzy opulence to the smoky boy's club of the New York Express and the Tombs of Lower Manhattan, Winter at Death's Hotel is an electrifying tale of a society caught in the throes of a story transformation and one woman determined to redeem it at whatever cost. Praise for Winter at Death's Hotel "Louisa is a fascinating creation...Conan Doyle's wife is a clever choice as the novel's central character, embodying the fears and aspirations of women of the period, and the ingenious plot does not diminish the horrors she has to confront."—Sunday Times (UK) "A well-realized mystery that shows promise for future books in the series."—Sunday Business Post (UK)
Download or read book The Victorian Book of the Dead written by Chris Woodyard and published by Kestrel Publications (OH). This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Macabre tales of death and mourning in Victorian America.
Download or read book Annual Reports of the City Departments of the City of Cincinnati written by Cincinnati (Ohio) and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Death Investigation in the United States and Canada 1990 written by Debra L. Combs and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Death on Telegraph Hill written by Shirley Tallman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tallman offers an entertaining mystery . . . will appeal to fans of Anne Perry and Rhys Bowen"--"Library Journal." San Francisco, 1882. When her brother is hit by a bullet, a crusading young lawyer discovers more murder and mayhem on Telegraph Hill.
Download or read book Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records of Parishes Towns and Counties written by Massachusetts. Commissioner of Public Records and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book James A Reed Legendary Lawyer Marplot in the United States Senate written by J. Michael Cronan and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-03-10 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a biography of little-known Missouri senator James A. Reed, who was in the running for the Democratic Partys presidential nomination in 1928 and 1932. While in the United States Senate, Reed was the leading opponent to president Woodrow Wilsons effort to have the United States join the League of Nations. During the administrations of Franklin Roosevelt, Reed was a critic of Roosevelts Neal Deal policies and gave his support to Republican presidential candidates in 1936 and 1940. The book also presents the story of Reed, the outstanding trial lawyer in cases where he obtains remarkable results in civil damage claims, as well as various criminal cases in which he acted as prosecuting attorney or defense counsel.
Download or read book Report of the Commissioner of Public Records written by Massachusetts. Record Commission and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report written by Woburn (Mass.) and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Government written by Woburn (Mass.) and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Town Clerk and the Receipts and Expenditures of the Town of Woburn written by Woburn (Mass.) and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
