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Author Hooper, Chloe, 1973- author.

Title The arsonist : a mind on fire / Chloe Hooper.

Publication Info. New York : Seven Stories Press, 2020.
©2018

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Location Call No. Status
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  364.1642 HOOPER    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  364.16 HOO    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  364.1642 HOOPER    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  364.164 HOOPER    Check Shelf
Edition First US edition.
Description 264 pages : maps ; 21 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-261).
Summary "The true story of the most devastating wildfire in Australian history and the search for the man who started it. What kind of person would deliberately start a firestorm? What kind of mind? On the scorching February day in 2009 that became known as Black Saturday, a man lit two fires in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, then sat on the roof of his house to watch the inferno. In the Valley, where the rates of crime were the highest in the state, more than thirty people were known to the police as firebugs. But the detectives soon found themselves on the trail of a man they didn't know. The Arsonist takes readers on the hunt for this man, and inside the strange puzzle of his mind. This book is also the story of fire in Australia, and of a community that owed its existence to that very element. The command of fire has defined and sustained us as a species--understanding its abuse will shape our future. A powerful true-crime thriller written with Hooper's trademark lyric detail and nuance, The Arsonist is a reminder that in an age of fire, all of us are gatekeepers"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Fire investigation -- Australia -- Latrobe Valley (Vic.)
Arson investigation -- Australia -- Latrobe Valley (Vic.)
Forest fires -- Australia -- Latrobe Valley (Vic.)
HISTORY / United States / General.
Arson investigation. (OCoLC)fst00815173
Fire investigation. (OCoLC)fst00925447
Forest fires. (OCoLC)fst00932142
Victoria -- Latrobe Valley. (OCoLC)fst01245948
Genre/Form True crime stories.
Other Form: Online version: Hooper, Chloe, 1973- Arsonist First US edition. New York : Seven Stories Press, 2020 9781644210017 (DLC) 2020009576
ISBN 9781644210000 (trade paperback)
1644210002 (trade paperback)
9781644210017 (ebook)
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