Midnight Assassin : A Murder in America's Heartland (Hardcover)

from MCDyson

A historical true crime set in America's heartland. A man is killed in the middle of the night and the only person there is his wife. Did she do it? This case is the basis for the play "A Jury of Her Peers".

from Jcambridge

Having grown up in the rural Midwest, I found this book particularly interesting -- well written and thoroughly researched. It provides an accurate portrayal of what life was like in rural America, particularly for women, at the turn of the last century. The author is careful not to inject her ow...

from coppers

The story of a true crime mystery that began in 1900 when an Iowa farmer is murdered in his bed while his wife sleeps beside him and his children are asleep in the house. His wife quickly becomes the prime suspect and the book covers both of her murder trials. It's very well researched and I like...

from juju2cat

Fasciinating! I live only 12 miles away and had not heard of this murder before and the book swept me away. What a horrific life most women of this period lived. I have my own thoughts as to who the murder was but we may never know for sure.

from Firecrackerscribe

I've always been a fan of Susan Glaspell's "Trifles," so I was incredibly intrigued when I read that she was a young reporter covering the Hossock case, which served as the inspiration for the play later in her life. Though I enjoyed the book and the way it was written, I often found myself wishi...