A Bitter Brew : Faith, Power, and Poison In a Small New England Town
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"An April 27, 2003, in the idyllic hamlet of New Sweden, Maine, population 621, Walter Reid Morrill was among friends, sipping coffee in the fellowship hall of the Gustaf Adolph Lutheran Church. Within fifteen hours, the devoted husband and grandfather was dead – and fifteen other members of the congregation fell gravely ill." "Ruled a homicide, the largest criminal arsenic poisoning in U.S. history spread whispers of fear through the peaceful town of rolling hills and potato farms. And the questions began…Why did someone set out to murder the members of the church? Which of their close friends was a killer? And who was next?" "As New Sweden was torn apart by panic, suspicion, and random accusations, another beloved member of the community, Daniel Bondeson, was found dead of a gunshot wound. He had shoveled neighbors' sidewalks and rescued stray cats, and no one could believe he would be involved in anything evil or sinister. But a cryptic note found near his body only fueled the hysteria over the poisoning. It aroused suspicion among investigators of conspiracy, revenge, and blood feuds behind the unsolved murder of Walter Reid Morrill." "What would unfold in New Sweden, Maine, was a real-life murder mystery worthy of Agatha Christie – but far stranger than any fiction."–BOOK JACKET.