Hell's Half Acre: the Untold Stories of the Benders explores the story of the infamous Bloody Benders, a family of serial killers who lured their prey on the prairies of Kansas. The author approached the tale from the edges and spent most of the book exploring the aftermath of the Benders, rather than focusing on the carnage itself.
Susan Jonusan did a good job of making the story feel fresh, and it was interesting to see how close the Benders were to being caught multiple times. I liked the book, but I wish that the issue of the Benders' accomplices would have been more fully explored.
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