Harold Schechter delivers on the premise given in the title. This is a book of murders divided up by state ranging from the 1800's to the 2000s. He opens with a discussion of his methods and then works his way alphabetically through the 50 states. Each state opens with a map outline with the locations marked so the reader know the approximate town or city where the murder occurred and then lists three to six cases per state. Schechter lays out the basic facts of the case and often what happened to the perpetrator. He closes the book with a collection of sources he used to write the cases. Unfortunately, the sources are listed in alphabetical order and not referenced in the text which makes it hard to get more details for an individual case. But if you are looking for cases that happened in a particular state or just want a glimpse into the not-so-well known murders from a particular state, this might be the book for you.

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