True-Crime Book Signing Near Infamous NY Murder Site

True-Crime Book Signing Near Infamous NY Murder Site

A new true book examining one of New York’s most notorious parent-killings and a bizarre prison escape plot releases on February 5, with a public book signing scheduled for Saturday, February 7, at Calabria Coffee in New Hartford, near the site of the infamous murders.

For readers who think they’ve heard this story before, Ungrateful Bastard proves there is far more behind the headlines—and far darker questions left unanswered.

Ungrateful Bastard: The Shocking Journey of a Killer and Escape Artist, is a deeply reported account of Gordon “Woody” Mower, who killed his parents in 1996 and later gained worldwide attention for a failed attempt to escape a maximum-security prison hidden inside a coffin. The event takes place near the location of the crime that first put the killer into headlines.

Written by journalist Susan Ashline, Ungrateful Bastard traces Mower’s life from a troubled rural upbringing to murder and a bizarre prison escape plan. Drawing on extensive research and direct communication with Mower himself, the book explores the psychology of violence as well as the institutional failures that allowed the escape plan to unfold undetected.

Library Journal has given the book a starred review, a mark of exceptional quality that’s awarded to a small percentage of titles each year.

Readers can meet the author and purchase a signed copy of the book at an event that corresponds with the book’s launch:

Saturday, February 7
Calabria Coffee
76 Genesee St, New Hartford, NY 13413