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Fans of historical true crime will enjoy the conversational and fast-paced writing about these unsolved murders and an early twentieth-century serial murderer. -- Library Journal One of the most readable works of nonfiction I've ever picked up...James has a conversational style of writing that draws the reader in, even when he departs from murders to offer short history lessons on nineteenth-century detectives-for-hire (pretty bad), nineteenth-century newspapers (not great), and mob justice (truly horrifying)...Even more remarkable than the exhaustive research and addictive narrative, the [authors] actually seem to solve the case and reveal the identity of the Man from the Train. Skeptics may balk, but I'm convinced. -- Raleigh News & Observer Truly spectacular...It's fun to watch these amateur detectives solve a puzzle. And solve it they do...The final twist in the story-set tens years after the Villisca murders on the other side of the Atlantic-gave me chills. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune It's easy to get caught up in the elaborate search and the authors' conclusions, which are plausible. Fans of true crime-as well as detectives in homicide bureaus-will relish this book. -- Kirkus Reviews Bill James successfully transfers his detail-oriented mind-set to true crime in this suspenseful historical account. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) The Man from the Train is a beautifully written and extraordinarily researched narrative...This is no pure whodunit but rather a how-many-did-he-do. -- Buffalo News Impressive...An open-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America. -- Wall Street Journal

It's easy to get caught up in the elaborate search and the authors' conclusions, which are plausible. Fans of true crime-as well as detectives in homicide bureaus-will relish this book. -- Kirkus Reviews Bill James successfully transfers his detail-oriented mind-set to true crime in this suspenseful historical account. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) The Man from the Train is a beautifully written and extraordinarily researched narrative...This is no pure whodunit but rather a how-many-did-he-do. -- Buffalo News Truly spectacular...It's fun to watch these amateur detectives solve a puzzle. And solve it they do...The final twist in the story-set tens years after the Villisca murders on the other side of the Atlantic-gave me chills. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune Fans of historical true crime will enjoy the conversational and fast-paced writing about these unsolved murders and an early twentieth-century serial murderer. -- Library Journal One of the most readable works of nonfiction I've ever picked up...James has a conversational style of writing that draws the reader in, even when he departs from murders to offer short history lessons on nineteenth-century detectives-for-hire (pretty bad), nineteenth-century newspapers (not great), and mob justice (truly horrifying)...Even more remarkable than the exhaustive research and addictive narrative, the [authors] actually seem to solve the case and reveal the identity of the Man from the Train. Skeptics may balk, but I'm convinced. -- Raleigh News & Observer Impressive...An open-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America. -- Wall Street Journal

It's easy to get caught up in the elaborate search and the authors' conclusions, which are plausible. Fans of true crime-as well as detectives in homicide bureaus-will relish this book. -- Kirkus Reviews Fans of historical true crime will enjoy the conversational and fast-paced writing about these unsolved murders and an early twentieth-century serial murderer. -- Library Journal Bill James successfully transfers his detail-oriented mind-set to true crime in this suspenseful historical account. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) One of the most readable works of nonfiction I've ever picked up...James has a conversational style of writing that draws the reader in, even when he departs from murders to offer short history lessons on nineteenth-century detectives-for-hire (pretty bad), nineteenth-century newspapers (not great), and mob justice (truly horrifying)...Even more remarkable than the exhaustive research and addictive narrative, the [authors] actually seem to solve the case and reveal the identity of the Man from the Train. Skeptics may balk, but I'm convinced. -- Raleigh News & Observer The Man from the Train is a beautifully written and extraordinarily researched narrative...This is no pure whodunit but rather a how-many-did-he-do. -- Buffalo News Truly spectacular...It's fun to watch these amateur detectives solve a puzzle. And solve it they do...The final twist in the story-set tens years after the Villisca murders on the other side of the Atlantic-gave me chills. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune Impressive...An open-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America. -- Wall Street Journal

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Bill James made his mark in the 1970s and 1980s with his Baseball Abstracts. 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 The Man from the Train. James lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with his wife, Susan McCarthy, and three children. Rachel 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 Bitch, Broadly, and The New Inquiry. The Man from the Train is her first book. John Bedford Lloyd, Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, has appeared in many major motion pictures, including The Bourne Supremacy, Crossing Delancey, The Abyss, The Manchurian Candidate, and Philadelphia. His television credits include Suits, Pan Am, Law & Order, Spin City, and The West Wing.

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