Where the Corn Grows Tallest: A Tale of Mystery and Murder in America's Heartland

From Scott Douglas Prill, the author of the historical fiction novels Into the Realm of Time and From the Realm of Time, comes a story of mystery and murder that begins in Iowa in 1940 and ends thirty years later in 1970.

In November 1940, a businessman abruptly vanishes from a rural town in Iowa, never to be seen again. Three decades later, a decorated but disillusioned Vietnam War veteran dies in the same town, a death some view suspiciously. A troubled detective from Des Moines is assigned to confirm the veteran's cause of death. The detective finds the assignment is not so routine. His inquiry is hindered by politics of war that divide the town, including an outspoken woman who takes an unpopular stance against the war.

As the detective uncovers clues about the veteran's death, he unearths chilling details related to the unsolved disappearance from 1940. While investigating, he encounters a teenage boy struggling through adolescence and grappling with a frightening run-in with the town curmudgeon. Both the detective and the boy find themselves entangled in solving the town's dark mysteries with resolutions not easily attained.

Author: Scott D. Prill
Publisher: Scott Douglas Prill
Published: 02/05/2024
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780990860464

About the Author
Prill, Scott D.: - Scott Douglas Prill was born in Iowa and lived most of his first thirty years in the state. He moved to Wisconsin in 1981 and currently resides in Bayside with his wife. Scott worked as a limnologist and environmental consultant for forty years and retired in 2017. He has a strong background in natural resources and volunteers at a nature center.His first two novels, Into the Realm of Time and From the Realm of Time are historical fiction. These novels take place in the Roman Empire at the end of the Fourth Century.Scott's latest, Where the Corn Grows Tallest, is his third novel. It is a tale of mystery and murder, and has roots in the unsolved disappearance of an Iowa relative in the 1930's. He has also written several short stories, one of which, Into Darkness, won a Goodreads award.

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