The Maniac in the Bushes: More Tales of Cleveland Woe

by John Stark Bellamy II

Book Overview

"Morbidly fascinating and wickedly entertaining." -- The Plain Dealer The second volume in Bellamy's popular series includes 13 more incredible true stories of Cleveland crime and disaster, including... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1886228191
• ISBN13: 9781886228191
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Gray & Company Publishers
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

I love this series!

I have read every book in this series by John Stark Bellamy and anxiously await each new one. I originally bought one because my boyfriend is from Cleveland. We both loved it, ordered all the others, and eventually passed them on to his mom. But they are not just for Cleveland natives, though Clevelanders will recognize the sites and some of the cases. Anyone who enjoys interesting true stories will love these. Some of the stories are of disaster, heroism and tragedy, some are true crime, many unsolved. My favorite is the title story in this collection, The Maniac in the Bushes. Two schoolteachers walking home down a country lane are set upon and murdered by an unknown assailant. As Bellamy points out, the maniac in the bushes is everyone's nightmare. For these unfortunate ladies, he was real.

Complete with names and addresses!

"Maniac in the Bushes" is brought to life with the inclusion of street addresses and references to existing landmarks. As native Clevelanders, my Dad and I have enjoyed discussing the cases on which the author focused, many of which my Dad remembers. If you live in Cleveland, you gotta read this!

Outstanding and Fascinating

What a new perspective this gives on my adopted city! I live near where the Collinwood School inferno happened (and pass its replacement nearly every day) and live in a neighbourhood where many of the older residents remember being told to 'watch out, or the Phantom of Kingsbury Run will chop you up' when they were kids. Fascinating subject, and I can't get enough!!! (Got me drinking Eliot Ness Lager, too, but I digress). Fast-paced and well-written, even if you've never been to Cleveland, you should check out this darker side of American history, North-Coast Style.

Ture to fact and very informative

Being born and raised in CLeveland Ohio I found this book very interesting. This author never seems to dissapoint me. For any one born in Cleveland or who loves true crime stories this is a must read, Also read "They Died Crawling" by John Bellamy also.

Fascinating Book

I am interested in famous unsolved crimes from all over the world and so I bought this book.It did not disappoint.All stories are full of facts and well written.Once you have finished one you can't wait to read the next.