{"product_id":"the-man-from-the-train-discovering-americas-most-elusive-serial-killer-paperback","title":"The Man from the Train: Discovering America's Most Elusive Serial Killer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRachel McCarthy James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Edgar Award finalist for Best Fact Crime, this \"impressive...open-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) shows legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applying his analytical acumen to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial killers in American history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRiveting and immersive, with writing as sharp as the cold side of an axe, \u003ci\u003eThe Man from the Train\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill James made his mark in the 1970s and 1980s with his \u003ci\u003eBaseball Abstracts\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been tearing down preconceived notions about America's national pastime ever since. He is currently the Senior Advisor on Baseball Operations for the Boston Red Sox, as well as the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Man from the Train\u003c\/i\u003e. James lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with his wife, Susan McCarthy, and three children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRachel McCarthy James lives in Lawrence, KS with her husband Jason. She studied creative writing at Hollins University, and her work has previously been featured in publications including \u003ci\u003eBitch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBroadly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Man from the Train\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978446373165,"sku":"9781476796260","price":21.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/QUppMUhNM2pmNWRld3RHMnRQYWtmdz09.webp?v=1775805208","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-man-from-the-train-discovering-americas-most-elusive-serial-killer-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}