| Edition |
First paperback edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books, 2005. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-274). |
| Summary |
"On the night of December 1, 1900, Iowa farmer John Hossack was attacked and killed while he slept at home beside his wife, Margaret. On April 11, 1901, after five days of testimony before an all-male jury, Margaret Hossack was found guilty of his murder and sentenced to life in prison. Midnight Assassin introduces us to Susan Glaspell, a journalist who reported on the Hossack murder for the Des Moines Daily. Later these same events were used as the basis for her classic short story, "A Jury of Her Peers," and the famous play Trifles. Based on almost a decade of research, Midnight Assassin is a riveting story of loneliness, fear, and suffering in the rural Midwest." -- back cover. |
| Subject |
Hossack, Margaret, 1843-1916.
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Murder -- Iowa.
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Trials (Murder) -- Iowa.
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Murder -- Press coverage -- Iowa.
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Glaspell, Susan, 1876-1948.
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| Added Author |
Wolf, Thomas, 1947-
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| ISBN |
9781587296055 paperback alkaline paper |
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1587296055 paperback alkaline paper |
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