KC Oasis Book Club: "Deaths on Pleasant Street"
Schedule
Sun, 26 Oct, 2025 at 01:15 pm
UTC-05:00Location
1717 W 41st St, Kansas City, MO, United States, Missouri 64111 | Kansas City, KS
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October's book is "Deaths on Pleasant Street" by Giles Fowler.The 1909 murder case surrounding the wealthy Swope family of Independence, Missouri, gripped newspaper readers throughout the nation. This book gathers the facts behind the suspicious fates of three Swope family members: the eccentric Colonel, millionaire donor of Kansas City, Missouri's Swope Park, his affable cousin, and a young nephew and heir.
The mystery pits the Swope matriarch against her disfavored son-in-law, Dr. Bennett Clark Hyde. Charged with poisoning the Colonel and suspected of multiple other attempted murders, Dr. Hyde endures national media attention for this crime of the century.
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