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One of the biggest concerns as the Civil War wrapped up was that Confederate troops might disappear into the Appalachian Mountains where they could conduct guerrilla raids with relative impunity. If they did, the war could have been extended for years, maybe even decades as the insurgents crept out of their strongholds to conduct hit-and-run raids.

I’ve got a confession to make. I’m a book murderer. Only it’s not really murder. It just feels like it sometimes. I tear up old books and magazines, selling the individual parts for 10 to 20 times what I paid. I’ve sold historical collectibles—books, magazine articles, and prints on eBay for 25 years. I can show you how to tap into eBay’s customer base to start your business.

Davenport, Iowa. 1906. Dead bodies are piling up in Fairmount Cemetery at the rate of one per week, and the police seemingly wash their hands of the investigation, saying the killer fled the country. Everyone assumes the killer got away with murder until novelist Alice French and her partner, Jenny Crawford, take up the killer’s trail. The investigation takes the amateur sleuths through the city’s underbelly—visiting saloons, bawdy houses, and uncounted disreputable characters.