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E. W. Howe, known for the realism of his novels about the American Middle West, turns to romance in The Mystery of the Locks. Dr. Allan Dorris purchases the Locks-a mysterious mansion-then marries, and is later murdered. The riveting story is a portrait of the morbid social elements in a bleak town.
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In the small town of Council Grove, Kansas, two boys and a wise old man learn through mystery, danger, and heartfelt moments that age-old traditions can fade but true friendships endure the test of time. In the summer of 1961, Robert "Bob" Harrison met Paul O'Brady the day he moved into his new home. Bob's father had just relocated the family from Austin, Texas to pursue an opportunity at McConnell Air Force Base working on B-52 bombers. Becoming...
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E. W. Howe established his reputation as an American realistic novelist with The Story of Country Town, an engrossing and vivid portrait of Midwestern Puritanism. Semi-autobiographical and enormously successful when published, the book tells the tale of Ned Westlock and his family, who live in a small Midwestern farming community.