"In her new true crime book, and the second in her original series, acclaimed author and anthology editor Mitzi Szereto shows us that the real monsters aren't hiding in the woods: they're in our towns." ―January Magazine

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A collection of non-fiction accounts by international writers and experts on small town true crime shows readers that the real monsters aren't hiding in the woods, they're inside our towns.

Small towns aren't always what they seem. We've been told nothing bad happens in small towns. You can leave your doors unlocked, and your windows wide open. We picture peaceful hamlets with a strong sense of community, and everyone knows each other. But what if this wholesome idyllic image doesn't always square with reality? Small towns might look and feel safe, but statistics show this isn't really true.

Tiny town, big crime. Whether in Truman Capote's detailed murder of the Clutter family or Ted Bundy's small-town charm, criminals have always roamed rural America and towns worldwide. Featuring murder stories, criminal case studies, and more, The Best New True Crime Stories: Small Townscontains all-new accounts from writers of true crime, crime journalism, and crime fiction. And these entries are not based on a true story―they are true stories. Edited by acclaimed author and anthologist Mitzi Szereto, the stories in this volume span the globe. Discover how unsolved murders, kidnapping, shooting sprees, violent robbery, and other bad things can and do happen in small towns all over the world.

If you enjoyed Mitzi's last book in the series, The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers, and true crime books like In Cold Blood, Murder in the Bayou, and The Innocent Man, then you'll love The Best New True Crime Stories: Small Towns.

THE BEST NEW TRUE CRIME STORIES: SMALL TOWNS
Contributors include Alexandra Burt, Christian Cipollini, Edward Butts, Deirdre Pirro, and Tom Larsen.

Szereto, Mitzi

Mitzi Szereto is a bestselling author and anthology editor of multi-genre fiction and non-fiction. She has her own blog "Errant Ramblings: Mitzi Szereto's Weblog," and is the creator/presenter of the Web TV channel "Mitzi TV," which covers the "quirky" side of London, England. Her books include The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers, Ladies of Gothic Horror (A Collection of Classic Stories), Florida Gothic, Oysters and Pearls: Collected Stories, Rotten Peaches (The Thelonious T. Bear Chronicles), and more. Her anthology Erotic Travel Tales 2 is the first anthology of erotica to feature a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Mitzi's Web TV channel, Mitzi TV, has attracted an international audience. Segments have ranged from prowling the streets of London in search of jellied eel and chatting about classic cars with Formula 1 race-car driver/BBC TV presenter Tiff Needell and couture shoe designer Jimmy Choo, to joining in a lively pub singalong, being recruited into dance by a troupe of Morris dancing software geeks, hanging out with a chapter of Harley Davidson riders, and covering a teddy bear festival with her ursine sidekick, Teddy Tedaloo. She also plays herself in the pseudo-documentary British film Lint: The Movie.

Mitzi divides her time between the UK and the Pacific Northwest. Follow her on Twitter @mitziszereto