Join us for a True Crime Book Discussion on Wednesday, Aug. 21 from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Reading Room in the Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library. The August book selection is Murder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Murder & Mayhem) by Sonny Longtine. Copies are available for checkout.

About the Author

Sonny Longtine, a lifelong resident of Marquette, holds a BA and MA from Northern Michigan University. He is the author of Marquette: Then and Now, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: Life Legends and Landmarks and Courage Burning.

Book Summary

Residents of the idyllic villages scattered throughout the Upper Peninsula's richly forested paradise live in quiet comfort for the most part, believing that murder rarely happens in their secluded sanctuary3/4but it does, and more often than they realize. From the bank robber who killed the warden and deputy warden of the Marquette Branch Prison to the unknown assailant who gunned down James Schoolcraft in Sault Ste. Marie, Sonny Longtine explores the tragic events that turned peaceful communities into fear-ridden crime scenes.