Morning Ran Red
By: by Stephen Bowman.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Books
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Omaha, Neb
Language: eng
Format: Print and eBook
Number of pages: 303
First sentence: In the twilight of the morning when an old midwife began her "first of the week chores",  there was nothing to indicate that life in the little village of Twin Forks would not go on in the usual way.
Description: Morning Ran Red recreates one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of United States history in this chilling historical-fiction novel.  On June 10, 1912, the village of Villisca awoke to discover that eight of their neighbors had been brutally slain while they slept. The ensuing investigation tore the town apart as the surviving members of the family accused one of the most prominent families in the state of ordering the killings.  The investigation lasted three years, but the wounds lasted for decades.
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Notes: "An infectious read.  I could not put this book down." Kingsport Press Review
"Bowman ranks with the top mystery writers." Clive Cussler
"Better than Capote's 'In Cold Blood' or any Hitchcock thriller." Lincoln Journal