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“EVERYTHING’S GONE!”
– ROSS SCHREINER, SURVIVOR FROM GREENTOWN
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BOOK TRAILER COURTESY THE MOORESVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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“Thornton did it again, relentlessly pursuing stories, little-known facts, and photos
as she has done in previous books that tackle tough subjects.”

— Donna Cronk, author of There's a Clydesdale in the Attic: Reflections on Keeping and Letting Go

“Whether you’re a Weather Channel fan, a storm chaser, or just enjoy reading
true stories of human drama, Palm Sunday Tornadoes in Indiana is a MUST READ.”

— Stephen Terrell, author of Last Train to Stratton

“A wonderfully written and researched book
​about the biggest natural disaster in Indiana history.”

— Wendell Zetterberg, reader
ORDER SIGNED COPY

UPCOMING BOOK-SIGNING EVENTS and PROGRAMS

> Monday, April 3, 4:30 p.m. — Jay County Public Library
> Tuesday, April 11, 6:30 p.m. — Russiaville Branch of the Howard County Public Library
> Saturday, April 15, 1:00-4:00 p.m. — Hamilton County East Public Library Author Fair

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A modern retelling of 20 sensational true crime stories that rocked Indiana from 1869 thru 1950
From Indiana University Press​​
ORDER SIGNED COPY
“True crime fans will be well satisfied.”
From a review by Publishers Weekly, August 14, 2020
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​“Well done!”

Tony Perona, co-author of the Bucket List mysteries

“A true crime junkie’s dream come true.”
Nicole Kobrowski, author and publisher, Unseen Press

“Full of the sort of grisly detail that satisfies the ghoul in each of us ...”
Will Higgins, journalist and conceptual artist

“Beautifully written, well researched, and not to be missed.”
Susan Furlong, bestselling mystery author

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     MY ROAD TRIP with the DEAD!
Join me as I travel the state — from Dearborn County on the Ohio River all the way to Steuben County in the far north and places in between —
visiting victims' and killers' final resting places.  – Janis
Stop 1: Jesse Worley Osborn
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Stops 2 & 3: Harry & Nellie Hiatt
Stop 4: Walker & Enoch McClintock

Stop 5: Belle Sheridan Shenkenberger​
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Stop 6: Lt. William Wirt Daugherty
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Stop 7: Mayor Henry C. Cole
Stop 8: Fairy McClain-Miller
STOP   9: Grover & Louisa Blake
STOP 10: Daniel Snider
​STOP 11: ​A.J. Baker
STOP 12: ​Richard Gladden
STOP 13: Garnet Ginn
STOP 14: Agrue Family & Dink Carter
STOP 15: Dee, Homer & Jesse McClure
STOP 16: ​Nora Coleman
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