by Angela Fielder (Author)
Dive into this riveting tale and discover just how deadly a pen and paper can be when wielded by a master manipulator. In the 1930s, in the sleepy town of Quiet Dell, West Virginia lonely, wealthy women began to disappear. Under the guise of charming love letters, con man Harry F. Powers lured them into a sinister web of deceit. When correspondence evolved into promises of romance, and then face-to-face meetings, these women would mysteriously vanish. As the number of missing women grew, the authorities finally took notice. Investigators unearthed a murder garage with a custom-made concealed dungeon, revealing the appalling evidence of multiple murders. The horror of Powers' crimes gained statewide notoriety, and shook the community to its core. Local author Angela Fielder tells a riveting tale of one of history's most cunning serial killers.