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Murder in Old Kentucky - 2nd Edition by Keven McQueen (Paperback)

Murder in Old Kentucky - 2nd Edition by  Keven McQueen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>-Author attends numerous local events and will be a good self-promoter -His other books sell well and get good publicity -The true stories are short and easy to read in small spurts</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Kentucky--land of bluegrass, horse racing, bourbon, and . . . murder.</b> </p><p>In <i>Murder in Old Kentucky: True Crime Stories from the Bluegrass</i>, 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. </p><p>Meticulously researched and written with McQueen's trademark humor, <i>Murder in Old Kentucky</i> will captivate any fan of true crime or Kentucky history.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Keven McQueen is author of 20 books covering American history, the supernatural, biography, historical true crime, and what he calls real-life surrealism. His books include <i>Horror in the Heartland: Strange and Gothic Tales from the Midwest</i>, <i> Creepy California: Strange and Gothic Tales from the Golden State</i>, <i> Weird Wild West: True Tales of the Strange and Gothic</i>, and <i>New England Nightmares: True Tales of the Strange and Gothic</i>. His work has been anthologized by the Jesse Stuart Foundation and Texas Christian University Press. He has guested on radio shows and podcasts including <i>Darkness Radio</i>, <i> 30 Odd Minutes</i>, <i> Paranormal View</i>, <i> Controversial TV</i>, <i> Most Notorious</i>, <i> Thorne and Cross Haunted Nights Live</i>, <i> Mind's Eye</i>, <i>Still Unsolved</i>, and <i>Fringe Radio</i>. Recently, his books have been mentioned in articles in the <i>New York Times </i>and on the Daily Beast/Yahoo News. McQueen is a senior lecturer in English at Eastern Kentucky University in Richm

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