About this item
A modern retelling of 20 sensational true crimes, No Place Like Murder reveals the inside details behind nefarious acts that shocked the Midwest between 1869 and 1950. The stories chronicle the misdeeds, examining the perpetrators' mindsets, motives, lives, apprehensions, and trials, as well as what became of them long after.True crime author Janis Thornton profiles notorious murderers such as Frankie Miller, who was fed up when her fiancé stood her up for another woman. As fans of the song "Frankie and Johnny" already know, Frankie met her former lover at the door with a shotgun. Thornton's tales reveal the darker side of life in the Midwest, including the account of Isabelle Messmer, a plucky young woman who dreamed of escaping her quiet farm-town life.
About the Author
Janis Thornton is the author of true crime/oral history/memoir "Too Good a Girl," two cozy mysteries in the Elmwood Confidential series -- "Dust Bunnies & Dead Bodies" and "Dead Air & Double Dares," and two local history books -- "Images of America: Tipton County" and "Images of America: Frankfort."She is a member of the national and Indianapolis chapter of Sisters in Crime, the Authors Guild, Indianapolis Writers Center, and the historical society of her hometown, Tipton Indiana. You may contact/follow/like her at www.janis-thornton.com, Twitter (@JanisThornton) , and Facebook (facebook.com/janisthorntonauthor) .
