A Jazz Age Murder in Northwest Indiana
The Tragic Betrayal of Nettie Diamond

A nice recount of a murder and history of the area. The book leverages articles from newspapers as well as interviewing individuals in the area that might "remember". Very nice read.......more

An interesting bit of history. I could tell the author did a considerable amount of research, and she laid out the facts clearly. I like that she was up-front about the missing information—does anyone really know how old Nettie Diamond actually was?—and how she wrapped up the end very neatly, explai......more

I liked this book and it was very interesting learning about this event and the history of the time. I also appreciated that the author included some of the "how's" to her research and also included historic photos and newspaper excerpts. The main issue I had was that the book took off with a bang,......more

Interesting book! This book contains a sad tale of a woman who was killed for greed by her husband as well as a chauffeur who was injured by her husband and framed by him for her murder. I highly recommend this book to other true crime readers.......more

Jane Simon Ammeson presents the tragic story of the murderof Nettie Diamond at the hands of husband, Harry Diamond, in A Jazz Age Murder in Northwest Indiana. The book is well written, though a bit disorganized at times due to the insertion of newspaper accounts of the crime, trial, and resulting ex......more