Lynching, murder, rape, kidnapping, bank robbery--Jasper County had it all. The county's raucous lead mining camps of the 1800s drew all manner of ruffians, and the area's reputation as a wild, lawless place continued into the gangster era of the early twentieth century, drawing outlaws from Herman Barker to Bonnie and Clyde. Join award-winning author Larry Wood as he chronicles thirty-six notorious tales from the dark side of Jasper County's history, from the burning of two slaves in Carthage before the Civil War to Bill Cook's slaughter of the Mosser family in the early 1950s and other modern outrages. If you've ever lived in the area or if you enjoy incisive, gripping tales of true crime, you'll want to read this book.