Jeffrey M. Sauve's WHEELS OF MURDER
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Content welcomes award‑winning author Jeffrey M. Sauve for a reading and discussion of his new true‑crime book, WHEELS OF MURDER. Please join us in the bookstore on Thursday, October 1st at 7 pm.
Based on the astonishing real events of 1896, WHEELS OF MURDER uncovers the story of Hans and Lew Kellihan, two young brothers from Iowa whose daring bank robbery in Sherburn, Minnesota, became the world’s first bicycle heist. Their violent crime set off a relentless 150‑mile manhunt across Minnesota and Iowa, echoing the drama of the James‑Younger Gang’s infamous Northfield raid two decades earlier. Drawing from extensive records, Sauve brings to life the chaos of the chase, the lawmen determined to stop it, and the emotional fallout that rippled through families and small prairie towns.
More than a gripping true‑crime narrative, WHEELS OF MURDER explores the thin line between desperation and violence, revealing how ambition, loss, and circumstance can collide with tragic force. Readers will discover a little‑known episode of American history that once captivated the nation.
Jeffrey M. Sauve is an award‑winning writer and historian based in Northfield, Minnesota. His previous book, MURDER AT MINNESOTA POINT, received both a bronze IPPY Award and a gold NEMBA Award for best nonfiction. He has contributed to regional magazines, historical societies, and museums, and previously served as an archivist at St. Olaf College for 20 years.
Based on the astonishing real events of 1896, WHEELS OF MURDER uncovers the story of Hans and Lew Kellihan, two young brothers from Iowa whose daring bank robbery in Sherburn, Minnesota, became the world’s first bicycle heist. Their violent crime set off a relentless 150‑mile manhunt across Minnesota and Iowa, echoing the drama of the James‑Younger Gang’s infamous Northfield raid two decades earlier. Drawing from extensive records, Sauve brings to life the chaos of the chase, the lawmen determined to stop it, and the emotional fallout that rippled through families and small prairie towns.
More than a gripping true‑crime narrative, WHEELS OF MURDER explores the thin line between desperation and violence, revealing how ambition, loss, and circumstance can collide with tragic force. Readers will discover a little‑known episode of American history that once captivated the nation.
Jeffrey M. Sauve is an award‑winning writer and historian based in Northfield, Minnesota. His previous book, MURDER AT MINNESOTA POINT, received both a bronze IPPY Award and a gold NEMBA Award for best nonfiction. He has contributed to regional magazines, historical societies, and museums, and previously served as an archivist at St. Olaf College for 20 years.
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