Corpse in the Cellar Book

Bellamy is back! Cleveland's crime and disaster expert returns with 25 more short true tales of woe from local history. As usual, the chapter titles give the best idea of the excitement to follow:

• Murderer in Short Breeches: The Gothic Doom of Maggie Thompson (1889)
• "Jump Boys, It's a Crash!": The Doodlebug Deathtrip (1940)
• Medina's Wickedest Stepmother: The Garrett Tragedy (1887)
• "We are Going Down!": The Ashtabula Bridge Disaster (1876)
• The Phantom Flapper Killer: The Mystery of Margaret Heldman (1928)
• "Step Aside, Daddy, and I'll Fill Him Full of Lead!": The Insouciant Mabel Champion (1922)

Bellamy's signature style brings to life the colorful characters who took part in some of Cleveland's most exciting and tragic moments. Crooks and cops, heroes and villains, ordinary folks who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances—these are the people who make high drama. Bellamy recounts these most notable local dramas in his gripping narratives.

75 spine-chilling black-and-white photographs accompany the text.