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100	1		_aJames, Bill, _d1949- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe man from the train : _bthe solving of a century-old serial killer mystery / _cBill James and Rachel McCarthy James.
264		1	_aNew York : _bScribner, _c2017.
300			_axi, 464 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
510	4		_aPublishers Weekly, _cMay 22, 2017
510	4		_aLibrary Journal, _cAugust 01, 2017
510	4		_aKirkus Reviews, _cJune 01, 2017
510	4		_aPublishers Weekly Starred Reviews
520			_a"Using unprecedented, dramatically compelling sleuthing techniques, legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applies his analytical acumen to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial killers in American history. Between 1898 and 1912, families across the country were bludgeoned in their sleep with the blunt side of an axe. Jewelry and valuables were left in plain sight, bodies were piled together, faces covered with cloth. Some of these cases, like the infamous Villasca, Iowa, murders, received national attention. But few people believed the crimes were related. And fewer still would realize that all of these families lived within walking distance to a train station. When celebrated baseball statistician and true crime expert Bill James first learned about these horrors, he began to investigate others that might fit the same pattern. Applying the same know-how he brings to his legendary baseball analysis, he empirically determined which crimes were committed by the same person. Then after sifting through thousands of local newspapers, court transcripts, and public records, he and his daughter Rachel made an astonishing discovery: they learned the true identity of this monstrous criminal. In turn, they uncovered one of the deadliest serial killers in America. Riveting and immersive, with writing as sharp as the cold side of an axe, The Man from the Train paints a vivid, psychologically perceptive portrait of America at the dawn of the twentieth century, when crime was regarded as a local problem, and opportunistic private detectives exploited a dysfunctional judicial system. James shows how these cultural factors enabled such an unspeakable series of crimes to occur, and his groundbreaking approach to true crime will convince skeptics, amaze aficionados, and change the way we view criminal history"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aSerial murderers _zIowa _zVillisca _xHistory.
650		0	_aMass murder investigation _zIowa _zVillisca _xHistory.
650		0	_aMass murder _zIowa _zVillisca _xHistory.
650		0	_aSerial murderers _zMiddle West _xHistory.
650		0	_aMass murder _zMiddle West _xHistory.
650		0	_aMass murder investigation _zMiddle West _xHistory.
700	1		_aJames, Rachel McCarthy, _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aJames, Bill, 1949- author. _tMan from the train _dNew York : Scribner, 2017 _z9781476796277 _w(DLC) 2017023689
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