"Carol Dawson couldn't let Shelley Watkins's death go unsolved. Dawson dug into the dark recesses of her Texas hometown and dredged up its secrets. She chased witnesses, dispelled rumors, and uncovered some upsetting truths. A page-turner and a must-read for true-crime fans, The Labor Day Ghost is also the story of what happens when one woman refuses to stop asking questions." - Kate Winkler Dawson, author of American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI

• The Most Gothic Town in America1. Six Inches2. Shelley3. The Town4. Things Fall Apart5. Gone into the Night6. Layers of Distraction7. First Fatal Exposure8. Murder Town9. Trial Date10. The District Attorney11. The Circus: Opening Act12. The Circus: Act Two13. Sword of Damocles14. Another Corsicana Victim15. Fresh New Eyes16. Hot Pursuit17. Mortal GlimpseEpilogueAcknowledgmentsSome Notes on Sources

"Carol Dawson couldn't let Shelley Watkins's death go unsolved. Dawson dug into the dark recesses of her Texas hometown and dredged up its secrets. She chased witnesses, dispelled rumors, and uncovered some upsetting truths. A page-turner and a must-read for true-crime fans, The Labor Day Ghost is also the story of what happens when one woman refuses to stop asking questions." - Kate Winkler Dawson, author of American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI

• The Most Gothic Town in America1. Six Inches2. Shelley3. The Town4. Things Fall Apart5. Gone into the Night6. Layers of Distraction7. First Fatal Exposure8. Murder Town9. Trial Date10. The District Attorney11. The Circus: Opening Act12. The Circus: Act Two13. Sword of Damocles14. Another Corsicana Victim15. Fresh New Eyes16. Hot Pursuit17. Mortal GlimpseEpilogueAcknowledgmentsSome Notes on Sources