Furnace Murder: True Story of the Horrific Murder of Mrs. Cody

by Harvey W Rowe, David K Dodd

Overview

True-crime thriller concerning the 1948 murder of Mrs. Cody, an 85-year-old widow found burned to death in her furnace. This event shocked the small town of Sturgeon Bay, WI, and made headlines nationwide. The story is told largely from the perspective of a 14-year-old boy (the first author) who lived in the sheriff's quarters of the county jail.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780983567035
Publisher:	Bay Creek Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	07/22/2014
Pages:	196
Sales rank:	299,928
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.42(d)

About the Author

I am the author of five books, including two true-crime offerings and three novels. All are available as paperbacks and eBooks.

Furnace Murder, my first true-crime book (coauthored with Harvey W. Rowe), tells the fascinating story of the horrific murder of an 85-year-old woman in 1948. The crime shocked the small town of Sturgeon Bay, WI, and catapulted the city into the national spotlight. The story is told primarily through the eyes of a 14-year-old boy who lived in the sheriff's quarters of the county jail.

My latest book is Fatal Sword, a heartbreaking, true story of a deadly fight between two friends on Christmas Eve 2001. The fight was spontaneous and shocking, but readers will be able to see how the life paths of the men led up to the disastrous event.

I have also written three novels that focus on individual potential and the power of family. In the first, Star Shooting, Ronnie Cousins is a young adolescent who is talented and popular, the star of his family, and a true leader among his friends and peers, but his golden life crashes suddenly when he commits a shocking act. Readers will be left wondering what went wrong, and how it all could have been prevented. In the follow-up novel, Star Dawning, readers find the protagonist starting all over and trying to find his way, needing family connections to survive.

NOY World, my third novel, is a dystopian story of the catastrophic results of climate change. Three friends struggle to survive their humdrum existence, moving from one village to another to pursue a better tomorrow. At every turn, they dodge NOY, which controls nearly everything.

A little more: Formerly a psychologist, I worked with autistic children, juvenile offenders, and psychologically disturbed adults. In addition, I taught a variety of psychology courses in a variety of settings, including prison. Previously a resident of Fish Creek, Wisconsin, I now live in St. Louis, Missouri.