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.
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.
