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William Swanson (2015 Fireside Reading Series)

William Swansonย joinsย the series to discuss his new book,ย Stolen from the Garden,ย theย thrilling true crime storyย of the 1972 abduction of Virginia Piper, one of the largest kidnap-for-ransom cases in the historyย of the FBI. Drawing on government documents and exclusive interviews with family members,ย the book provides the first comprehensive account of the sensational kidnapping and its long, eventful aftermath. Swanson is the author ofย Dial M: The Murder of Carol Thompsonย andย Black White Blue: The Assassination of Patrolman Sackett.