“Murder and Mayhem is both riveting reading and an agonizing reminder that the villains and monsters of our troubled time didn’t invent dishonesty and rage and hatred. The booty may have been smaller in the early days of our complicated history — a $6.00 payday instead of several billion in crypto crimes — but the intent was not dissimilar. Milli Knudsen, in her deceptively simple, Just the Facts, Ma’am compendium, has done an extraordinary job detailing ample proof of the duality of the human psyche and providing enough fascinating stories to fill a dozen seasons of a Netflix streamer.”

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Ernest Thompson, novelist, playwright, actor, director, Academy Award-winner for adapted screenplay of “On Golden Pond“

"Nobody knows murder and mayhem in New Hampshire like author Milli Knudsen.  She provides not only an easy-to-read account, but also a snapshot into a period of history not unlike our own when it comes to criminal behavior, except the bad guys and gals may have fled in a horse-drawn wagon rather than a getaway car."​

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​​Nancy West, founder of the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism, publisher of InDepthNH.org, the daily nonprofit news website.

"Each story leaves the reader with a profound understanding of the history of murder and of mayhem in the late 19th, early 20th century New Hampshire.  Murder and Mayhem is a must read and we will anxiously await its sequel."

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Lieutenant John R. Sonia, Homicide Unit Commander, New Hampshire State Police

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​"Knudsen's research and writing extend well beyond the murders and trials and into the personal lives and histories of both the victims and their killers.  A truly captivating reading experience.  A copy belongs in every true-crime reader's library."

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Bill Powers, retired Detective Lt, MA State Police, author

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