American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse

American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land

Monica Hesse

288 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction mystery true crime informative mysterious medium-paced
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The arsons started on a cold November midnight and didn't stop for months. Night after night, the people of Accomack County waited to see which building would burn down next, regarding each other at first with compassion, and later suspicion. Vigi...

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Moods

informative 81%
mysterious 50%
reflective 35%
dark 28%
sad 21%
tense 20%
adventurous 13%
challenging 6%
funny 5%
emotional 3%
hopeful 2%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 23%
slow 10%

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