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Love watching true crime documentaries and tv shows? Can't get enough of true crime podcasts?

This is a monthly book group focused on reading and discussing True Crime.

Join us on Zoom to discuss The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America by David Stout.

This title is available electronically from Libby/Overdrive and Hoopla for free with your library card. Libby copies will be available 4 weeks before the group's meeting date.

The Kidnap Years

"The Great Depression was a time of desperation in America—parents struggled to feed their children and unemployment was at a record high. Adding to the lawlessness of the decade, thugs with submachine guns and corrupt law-enforcement officers ran rampant. But amidst this panic, there was one sure-fire way to make money, one used by criminals and resourceful civilians alike: kidnapping.

Jump into this forgotten history with Edgar Award-winning author David Stout as he explores the reports of missing people that inundated newspapers at the time. Learn the horrifying details of these abduction cases, from the methods used and the investigative processes to the personal histories of the culprits and victims. All of this culminates with the most infamous kidnapping in American history, the one that targeted an international celebrity and changed legislation forever: the Lindbergh kidnapping." -From the publisher