Murder In The Heartland

Murder In The Heartland

"The most disturbing and moving look at murder in rural America since <i>In Cold Blood." </i>– Gregg Olsen <br /><br /><br /><br />On a December night in 2004, a 911 operator in Nodaway County, Missouri, received a frantic call from a woman who'd found her pregnant 23-year-old daughter in a pool of blood on the living room floor. Most shocking of all, the dying woman's unborn baby had been viciously ripped from her womb.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> "Get ready for some sleepless nights."--Carlton Stowers<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Across the border in Melvern, Kansas, Lisa Montgomery showed off a beautiful newborn she proudly claimed as her own. While some shared her excitement, others harbored suspicions. Meanwhile televisions across the nation broadcast the first Amber Alert for an unborn child.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> "Phelps is a first-rate investigator." – Dr. Michael M. Baden<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Newly updated with the latest surprising developments, <i>Murder in the Heartland </i>goes behind the scenes of two picture-perfect American towns forever changed by one horrifying act of violence. With exclusive access to key witnesses, family members, and potential victims who narrowly escaped a similar gruesome fate, M. William Phelps tells a classic American tale of unthinkable murder and the quest for justice.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Includes 16 Pages Of Shocking Photos<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As seen on Dateline and Sixty Minutes<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A Featured Alternate of Doubleday Book Club and the Mystery Guild</b>