{"product_id":"murder-in-old-kentucky-true-crime-stories-from-the-bluegrass-paperback-softback-9780253057488","title":"Murder in Old Kentucky; True Crime Stories from the Bluegrass (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253057488","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMurder in Old Kentucky\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTrue Crime Stories from the Bluegrass\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKeven McQueen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253057488\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e214 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.322 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Keven McQueen acknowledges that his sense of humor \"is as dark as the inside of a badger.\" . . . McQueen brings old and sorded stories to life based on his indefagitable research. Because of his descriptive detail, yet easily read prose, one might consider McQueen to have been an actual witness to the 25 crimes he presents. A bonus is the intersting historical perspective of Kentucky culture one gains from the stories.\u003c\/p\u003e - Steve Flairty (Kentucky Monthly)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKentucky—land of bluegrass, horse racing, bourbon, and . . . murder.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMurder in Old Kentucky: True Crime Stories from the Bluegrass\u003c\/i\u003e, Keven McQueen recounts dark and disturbing tales from the pages of Kentucky history, including the 1825 murder of Col. Solomon Sharp—a sordid affair that inspired Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Penn Warren—and the 1881 Ashland Tragedy, a heartbreaking murder of three innocent teenagers. This revised and expanded edition includes the story of a family terrorized by an arsonist who massacred eleven of their members and burned the property of even more, the tale of a husband and wife found shot in each other's arms with a life-sized photo of another man between them, and many more deaths that made headlines. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched and written with McQueen's trademark humor, \u003ci\u003eMurder in Old Kentucky\u003c\/i\u003e will captivate any fan of true crime or Kentucky history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to 2021 edition\u003cbr\u003e1. Kentucky's First Great Murder\u003cbr\u003e2. Richard Shuck Confesses All, and Then Some\u003cbr\u003e3. A Mob Teaches Mr. Klein the Errors of His Ways\u003cbr\u003e4. Playing It Cool!\u003cbr\u003e5. Col. Buford Begs to Differ with Judge Elliott\u003cbr\u003e6. An Argument for the Involuntary Commitment of the Criminally Insane\u003cbr\u003e7. An Arsonist with a Grudge\u003cbr\u003e8. Cold Case File, 1866\u003cbr\u003e9. A Question of Sanity\u003cbr\u003e10. The Hanging of John Vonderheide\u003cbr\u003e11. A Regular Killing Machine\u003cbr\u003e12. \"A Little Fun:\" The Ashland Tragedy\u003cbr\u003e13. A Two-Fisted Professor Refuses to Take No for an Answer\u003cbr\u003e14. Moses Caton, Family Man\u003cbr\u003e15. Knox County Atrocity\u003cbr\u003e16. A Possible Poisoner, and a Definite One\u003cbr\u003e17. The Smart Murders, or: Choose Your Friends Wisely\u003cbr\u003e18. How Not to Spend Homecoming Week\u003cbr\u003e19. The Showers-Moore Tragedy\u003cbr\u003e20. On the Benefits of Keeping One's Temper\u003cbr\u003e21. A Heart in the Wrong Place\u003cbr\u003e22. Two for the Chair\u003cbr\u003e23. Murder on a College Campus\u003cbr\u003e24. Same Story, Different Endings\u003cbr\u003e25. The Head on the Mound\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Quarry Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525341737240,"sku":"9780253057488","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/murder-in-old-kentucky-true-crime-stories-from-the-bluegrass-paperback-softback-9780253057488","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}