Murder in Minnesota

&quot;My investigation of Minnesota murders over the years revealed no new motives for killing anyone. The old ones are perfectly satisfactory. . . . I hope you will find these murders interesting. I regret that I could not report the most ingenious and remarkable ones. They looked like accidents or natural deaths and were never discovered.&quot;&mdash;Walter N. Trenerry<br /><br />Murder in Minnesota features some of the state&#39;s most infamous criminals&mdash;a collection of fascinating and disagreeable characters usually ignored by historians. They live again in these pages as the conniving, clever, mad, or pitiful creatures they were. Fifteen chapters&mdash;involving both well-known and obscure practitioners of the deadly art&mdash;tell the stories of Ann Blansky, the only woman hanged in Minnesota; the famous Younger brothers, who with the James boys robbed the Northfield bank in 1876; the six Arbogast women of St. Paul, who kept a murderous secret that still remains undisclosed; and many more.<br /><br />Praise for Murder in Minnesota:<br /><br />&quot;You should not overlook this exemplary work.&quot;&mdash;New York Times Book Review<br /><br />&quot;An exemplary treatment of regional history as revealed by the spotlight of crime. Would that the other . . . state historical societies might follow Minnesota&#39;s noble example!&quot;&mdash;Anthony Boucher, Ellery Queen&#39;s Mystery Magazine<br /><br />&quot;A fine example of true-crime writing for all devotees of that form.&quot;&mdash;San Francisco Chronicle