Villisca
by Roy Marshall
List Price:
Our Price: $17.13
You Save: $3.82 (18%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $15.49 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Roy MarshallEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-03-06
ISBN: 1593300093
Number of pages: 404
Publisher: Aventine Press
Product features:
- ISBN13: 9781593300098
- Condition: New
- Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Book Reviews of Villisca
Book Review: The true story of a terrible crime
Summary: 5 Stars
Ably researched and deftly written by Roy Marshall, Villisca is the true story of a terrible crime that took place in 1912 America. Eight victims, six of them children, were bludgeoned to death with an axe as they slept. Private investigators dissected the case after inexperienced police detectives failed, and scandals concerning public figures were drawn into the white-hot light of public scrutiny. A thoroughly researched and evenhandedly presented narrative, Villisca is a welcome and recommended addition to personal, and community library True Crime shelves, as well as academic Criminology Studies reference collections.
Summary of Villisca
In 1912 what was arguably the most violent crime, the darkest mystery, in Midwest history took place. Law enforcement officers encountered a scene of unimagined violence: eight victims, six of them children, bludgeoned to death with an ax while they slept. Everywhere there were clues. But inexperienced investigators failed, and private detectives took over. When Detective James Newton Wilkerson charged that a respected state senator had been motivated to the unthinkable by the promiscuity of his daughter-in-law, the community was drawn into a bitter and accelerating struggle between powerful men. And then a deranged and perverted minister confessed. . . .Murder & Mayhem Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Murder & Mayhem Books
The Soul of a Copby Paul Ragonese, Berry Stainback
St Martins Mass Market Paper; Published: 1992-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $16.90
Who Named the Knife: A True Story of Murder and Memoryby Linda Spalding
Anchor; Published: 2008-10-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.84
Price in other shops:
Murder, Inc.: The Story Of The Syndicateby Burton B. Turkus, Sid Feder
Da Capo Press; Published: 2003-07-31; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.14
Price in other shops:
Protecting Your Life, Home, and Property: A Cop Shows You Howby Robert L. Snow
Plenum Pr; Published: 1995-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.47
Price in other shops:
Victims: THE LDS CHURCH AND THE MARK HOFMANN CASEby Richard E. Turley
University of Illinois Press; Published: 1992-09-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $19.58
Price in other shops:
The Serpent's Toothby Christopher P. Andersen
Harpercollins; Published: 1987-06; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $6.01
Price in other shops:
American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corpsby Philip Weiss
Harper; Published: 2004-06-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $1.39
Price in other shops:
The Invention of Murderby Judith Flanders
Harper; Published: 2011; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $19.85
The Enforcer: Johnny "Pops" Papalia: A Life and Death in the MafiaHarperCollins Publishers; Paperback; Book
Best price: $159.82
Lincoln's Assassins: Their Trial and Executionby James L. Swanson, Daniel Weinberg
William Morrow; Published: 2006-10-31; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $21.13
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
On the Road to Fall River: The Hunt for Lizzie Bordenby Hank Brewster
CreateSpace; Published: 2011-06-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $22.00
Ghost Adventures Season 2Gaiam; Release date: 2010-09-14; DVD
Best price: $15.84
Price in other shops:
The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Townby Ron Franscell
St. Martin's True Crime; Published: 2008-03-04; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.16
Price in other shops:
Cold Water Crossing: An Account of the Murders at the Isles of Shoalsby David Faxon
CreateSpace; Published: 2009-01-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.91
Price in other shops:
Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America's Heartlandby Patricia L. Bryan, Thomas Wolf
Algonquin Books; Published: 2005-04-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $3.90
Price in other shops:
Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of The Ghost Adventures Crewby Zak Bagans, Kelly Crigger
Victory Belt Publishing; Published: 2011-09-13; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.16
Price in other shops:
On the Road to Villisca: The Hunt for the Midwest Axemenby Hank Brewster
CreateSpace; Published: 2010-03-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $20.00
Morning Ran Red: The Villisca Axe Murdersby Stephen Bowman
iUniverse; Published: 2000-09-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.86
Price in other shops:
Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America's Heartland (Bur Oak Book)by Patricia L. Bryan, Thomas Wolf
University Of Iowa Press; Published: 2007-08-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.90
Price in other shops:
Villisca: Living with a MysteryRepnet LLC; Release date: 2006-10-24; DVD
Best price: $11.99
Price in other shops: