The Monsters We Make: A Novel (Kindle)

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The Monsters We Make is a suspenseful novel inspired by true crime events.

• A rich, atmospheric family drama based on the still-unsolved true crime case that launched the infamous missing children milk carton campaigns of the 1980s.
• The disappearance of two paperboys sets off a devastating chain of events that will change their small Midwestern town forever . . .
• Based on the real-life Des Moines Register paperboy kidnappings in the early 1980s.
• Deftly explores the effects of one crime exposing another and the secrets people keep hidden from friends, families, and sometimes, even themselves.

A rich, atmospheric family drama based on the still-unsolved true crime case that launched the infamous missing children ‘milk carton’ campaigns of the 1980s. The disappearance of two paperboys sets off a devastating chain of events that will change their small Midwestern town forever . . . It’s August 1984, and paperboy Christopher Stewart has gone missing. Hours later, 12-year-old Sammy Cox hurries home from his own paper route, red-faced and out of breath, hiding a terrible secret. Crystal, Sammy’s 17-year-old sister, is worried by the disappearance but she also sees opportunity: the Stewart case has echoes of an earlier unsolved disappearance of another boy, one town over. Crystal senses the makings of an award-winning essay, one that could win her a scholarship —and a ticket out of their small Iowa town. Officer Dale Goodkind can’t believe his bad luck: another town and another paperboy kidnapping. But this time he vows that it won’t go unsolved. As the abductions set in motion an unpredictable chain of violent, devastating events touching each life in unexpected ways, Dale is forced to face his own demons. Told through interwoven perspectives —and based on the real-life Des Moines Register paperboy kidnappings in the early 1980s —The Monsters We Make deftly explores the effects of one crime exposing another and the secrets people keep hidden from friends, families, and sometimes, even themselves.

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Who Should Buy the The Monsters We Make: A Novel?

This product is a great fit for:

• Readers interested in stories based on true crime events.
• Those who enjoy suspenseful and atmospheric family dramas.
• Individuals who appreciate books that address real-life problems in an intriguing manner.

Readers who prefer fast-paced thrillers may find the book a bit slow.