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Murder in the Garden: Famous Crimes of Early Fresno County

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I cannot begin to describe how much I enjoyed Scott Morrison's new book, "Murder in the Garden." Who would have guessed, when walking to school as a child near the corner of Cedar and Dakota Avenues, that a grizzly murder had occurred there. Or, riding down Gettysburg Avenue on a family outing passed the site of another murder. Living far away now so many years later, what fun it is to read of events that once shocked Fresno County citizens. Great reading! I hope more stories will follow.

This book is of interest to me because I live in the Corcoran, CA area and am impressed with the attention to detail given to these historical crimes. The pictures were superb for being as old as they are and the author worked very hard collecting all this data. I am a fan of mystery/crime novels and was enthralled all the more since it is a true account of actual happenings. Hats off to all who made this publication possible!!!

This item came in perfect condition and within 3 or 4 days of ordering. The item itself is a very interesting read, especially if you're into central valley history.

I received this book, signed by the author, and I can't begin to say how impressed I was with what I found. I am not a huge hobby reader and I usually don't finish books I start. I could not put this book down! I READ IT IN ONE SITTING. I would have guessed that Scott was a writer by profession and not a retired law enforcement officer. The readability and flow is unmatched. He did a great job of balancing suspense, while providing a high level of nonfictional information. This can be a difficult task, but one that he handles well. I could connect to the stories because the events happened in and around where I now live. One does not need to be from Fresno County, however, to enjoy what this book offers. Five stars, for sure!!!

Enjoyable reading for residents of Central California. History of "famous" crimes that many of us don't even know about because they occurred before our time,

..that it wasn't 500 pages longer! What a fun read about often tragic stories. I haven't lived in Fresno all that long, so ALL of these stories were new to me. I am a history and a crime buff, so this well written book was right up my alley. Now I need to take a Saturday and go on a self guided "ghoul tour" using this book as a sort of road map.

Just one glimps at the cover, and a quick skim of the first few pages was enough to draw my family into this book. My wife and I read the book out loud, taking turns every few pages. This book has a little of everthing suspence, history, etc. I reguad this book as esential reading for anyone who lives in the central valley, and a must for lawenforcement.
jason