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A Bitter Brew: Faith, Power, and Poison in a Small New England Town by Young

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Publication Date
2005-04-05
Pages
256
ISBN
9780425200421
Book Title
Bitter Brew : Faith, Power, and Poison in a Small New England Town
Item Length
9.3in
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year
2005
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1in
Author
Christine Ellen Young
Genre
True Crime, Medical, Social Science
Topic
Toxicology, Murder / General, Sociology / General, General
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
17.1 Oz
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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Who set out to kill the members of the church? On April 27, 2003, in the hamlet of New Sweden, Maine, Walter Morrill was sipping coffee in the fellowship hall of the Gustaf Adolph Lutheran Church. Within 12 hours, the kindly old man was dead. Fifteen other members of the congregation fell gravely ill. Ruled a homicide, the largest criminal arsenic poisoning in U.S. history spread whispers of fear through this peaceful town. Which one of their close friends was the murderer? Panic and suspicion gave way to bizarre accusations of conspiracy, revenge, and blood feuds. It would also expose a sinister town secret-buried years before on a frozen winter night in 1997. Who was next? What would unfold in New Sweden was a real-life murder mystery worthy of Agatha Christie-but far stranger than any fiction.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0425200426
ISBN-13
9780425200421
eBay Product ID (ePID)
43397994

Product Key Features

Book Title
Bitter Brew : Faith, Power, and Poison in a Small New England Town
Author
Christine Ellen Young
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Toxicology, Murder / General, Sociology / General, General
Publication Year
2005
Genre
True Crime, Medical, Social Science
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
17.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Hv6555.U52n348 2005
Copyright Date
2005
Lccn
2004-062775
Dewey Decimal
364.152/3/097411
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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  • A Bitter Brew

    This is a book about arsenic poisoning at the Gustaf Adolph Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Sweden, Maine. This book gives great insight into the lives and conflict in New Sweden’ Lutheran congregation. Lester Beaupre’s account of his suffering added an understanding from the victim’s view. More detailed was needed to provide more insight into Danny Bondeson. The book ran out of steam and left many unanswered questions. An example, was Elvie Johnson’s murder. Although it was very terrifying to my mother who lived close to Elvie, it was not very relative to the story. Although I now live far from New Sweden, I bought this book because I live and attended school with the victims and murderer. Overall I recommend this book.

  • Good stuff

    Recipient loved it.I live in the area where this happened and it was crazy.

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  • THUMBS UP!

    This book is a riveting account of the little church in northern Maine where someone poisoned the church coffee, killing one person and almost killing a bunch of others. I've never read a book like this--combines drama, religion, history, and black comedy. I give it two thumbs up!