Morning Ran Red, the popular book about the Villisca, Iowa axe murders of 1912, has been released in all electronic formats. This is good news for readers who use Amazon.com’s “Kindle”, Barnes and Noble’s “Nook” or any of the other electronic reading devices or computer software. All of the various download formats can also be found at http://www.smashwords.com/.
“I’m very excited about this,” author Stephen Bowman said. “Over 250,000 readers have enjoyed the printed version, and it’s really fun that more people can now enjoy it at about one-third the price.”
Morning Ran Red recreates one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of United States history in this chilling historical-fiction novel. On June 10, 1912, the village of Villisca awoke to discover that eight of their neighbors had been brutally slain while they slept. The ensuing investigation tore the town apart as the surviving members of the family accused one of the most prominent families in the state of ordering the killings. The investigation lasted three years, but the wounds lasted for decades.“No one wanted me to write the story,” Bowman said. “But I think today most agree that publication of the book helped heal some of those old wounds, finally. And I am under the impression it has added to the economic vitality of the town. Their annual Villisca Days is very popular, and I think it’s because they loosened up a bit.”
The book was released with great reviews for its literary quality. World-renowned author Clive Cussler wrote, “Bowman ranks with the top mystery writers!” Kingsport Press book reviews wrote, “An infectious read. I could not put this book down!”
Bowman is a native of Red Oak, Iowa. He now lives and writes in Omaha, Nebraska. He is also the author of Operation Monarch and of When The Eagle Screams – America’s Vulnerability to Terrorism. As with the Villisca book, Operation Monarch is a fictionalized account of a true crime – this time a global conspiracy involving child abuse and political espionage. When The Eagle Screams is Bowman’s only non-fiction book. It is recognized as the first book by an American author to predict the arrival of terrorism on US soil.
