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American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land
by Monica Hesse
A fascinating story of a community on the edge, both literally and figuratively. Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore is rural, with a dwindling population and a high poverty rate. Dozens of mostly-abandoned structures in the county were set on fire in 2012 and 2013. Hesse explores the work of firefighters and investigators, who put in countless exhausting hours trying to stop the fires and catch the perpetrators. When they were finally found, a complex and ultimately perplexing puzzle emerged about their motivations.