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sagesnow

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7. Skull in the Ashes Peter Kaufman

Sun Apr 16, 2017, 01:25 PM

Apr 2017

Excuse me for putting a Non-fiction entry in this group, but I found this as entertaining as any Fiction spy thriller novel. A murder takes place in a General store in Iowa and then follows as authorities track the killer to the Alaska and Canadian gold fields. Insurance Companies hire iconic agents from newly formed detective agencies to track the killer to the Klondike during the gold rush days. This story is one of the cases that marks the origin of "Law and Order" detective fiction and the early days of employing forensic evidence to track down and prosecute the criminal.

“To sum up, Skull in the Ashes is a thrill ride for history buffs and fans of narrative nonfiction and an unexpected, and delightful, blend of pulp and scholarship.”—ensuingchapters.com

https://www.uipress.uiowa.edu/books/2013-fall/skull-ashes.htm

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