QUINCY (WGEM) - Local author and historian Robert Turek is releasing his newest work.

“True Crime in Adams County: 200 Years of Murder & Mayhem by the Mississippi River” is available on Amazon now and will be on store shelves at Quincy’s Enchanted Books and Loyd’s Gifts and Collectibles later this week.

From arson, to robberies, to cold-blooded murder, Turek said his latest work contains more than forty true crime stories from around the Quincy area.

“The true crime genre is very popular right now, people want to learn more about it, some of the horrific crimes that have happened. I wanted to more localize that so some of the stories that have happened here, places you can drive by and see where the actual events took place just kind of make history more interesting,” said Turek.

“True

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