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Fascinating historical true crime book about murders and violence at the beginning of America's democratic experiment. Between 1797-1798 two brothers, Wiley and Macjah Harp, murdered over two dozen people in a crime spree that covered Kentucky and Tennessee. In an age of no social media this event, however, did not go unnoticed. The brothers were eventually found - you will have to read the book to find out all the details (you won't be disappointed) - but the real story is the "why" of all these crimes.

The author did a spectacular job of researching these two brothers concerning how poorly documentation was during this time. What she uncovers is a period of post Revolutionary War letdown. The country was just coming aware of financial needs for expansion of the country but with limited funds for same. Plus what you sense is that this area of the country was lawless to begin with. That a sense of individualism was stronger than a sense of common good.

This is a great book for expanding understanding of our country and exposing realities that should be known. History nerds and true crime aficionados will love this book.
My thanks to NetGalley and Random House for allowing me access to this ARC.