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The Great Depression was a time of desperation in America--parents struggled to feed their children and unemployment was at a record high. Adding to the lawlessness of the decade, thugs with submachine guns and corrupt law-enforcement officers ran rampant. But amidst this panic, there was one sure-fire way to make money, one used by criminals and resourceful civilians alike: kidnapping.Jump into this forgotten history with Edgar Award-winning author David Stout as he explores the reports of missing people that inundated newspapers at the time. Learn the horrifying details of these abduction cases, from the methods used and the investigative processes to the personal histories of the culprits and victims. All of this culminates with the most infamous kidnapping in American history, the one that targeted an international celebrity and changed legislation forever: the Lindbergh kidnapping.The Kidnap Years is a gritty, visceral, thoughtfully reported page-turner that chronicles the sweep of abductions that afflicted all corners of the country as desperate people were pushed to do the unthinkable.

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David Stout (1942-2020) was an award-winning author and journalist. He received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel. Two of his mystery novels were turned into television movies. He received his bachelor's degree in English from the University of Notre Dame and went on to receive his master's degree in English literature from Buffalo State College. Teri Schnaubelt is an experienced stage, on-camera, and voice actor as well as an oil painter and photographer. She has lent her voice to New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors as well as independent authors. She currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.

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