Hell's Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier

"This is a creepy, atmospheric and wonderfully researched account of a murderous family on the American frontier. Simultaneously cinematic and packed with novelistic touches that make it feel like a serial killer novel, this is the literary equivalent of a bloody horror movie, except it all really happened. Susan Jonusas has a talent for details, and the way she reconstructs this story and the people involved makes this a truly mesmerizing read."