Local author and historian Niki Kourofsky exposes the North Country's shadowy past of crime and dark deeds. Her wry, lively storytelling puts readers right in the thick of shootouts, jewel heists, bank robberies, manhunts, and unsolved murders. Spanning eight decades of Adirondack history and ranging from Glens Falls to the Canadian border, Adirondack Outlaws is a rollicking page-turner, rich in chilling details and amply illustrated with historical photographs. " Adirondack Outlaws is an entertaining romp through the dark side of the region's history. Profiling a wide range of ne'er-do-wells in breezy and vivid language and with a wonderful eye for detail, Niki Kourofsky brings to life a forgotten chapter of history that will delight students of crime and the Adirondacks alike. Highly recommended!" David Schmid, author of Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture "Witty, savvy, and full of local history grandma didn't tell the kids. I've worked in Canton for over 30 years and had never heard of Canton Eddie. Now I know, thanks to Niki Kourofsky. This book belongs in every Adirondack North Country home and camp. Mountains, woods, and fields are great, but give me the people stories any day... particularly if they don't involve church suppers and school board meetings. None of those here." Ellen Rocco, host, Readers & Writers , North Country Public Radio " Adirondack Outlaws is a treasure trove of robbers and rogues and irredeemable rascals, as unrepentant of their crimes as their chronicler, Niki Kourofsky, is for singing them. She brings to life a time when the Adirondack frontier was still the wild, wild North, and her tabloid prose relishes every misdemeanor. The book's as fun as a three week spree after robbing the stagecoach." Joe Connelly, author of Bringing Out the Dead In Farcountry's newest release, Adirondack Outlaws: Bad Boys and Lawless Ladies, local author and historian Niki Kourofsky exposes the North Country's shadowy past of crime and dark deeds. Her wry, lively storytelling puts readers right in the thick of shootouts, jewel heists, bank robberies, manhunts, and unsolved murders. Spanning eight decades of Adirondack history and ranging from Glens Falls to the Canadian border, Adirondack Outlaws is a rollicking page-turner, rich in chilling details and amply illustrated with historical photographs. Niki Kourofsky holds a bachelor's degree in history, with a concentration in museum studies, and a master's degree in writing and editing. Her Adirondack roots run generations deep, grounded in the ore sand of the one-time mining community of Lyon Mountain. She is a senior editor at Adirondack Life , a regional magazine exploring the people, places, and storied history of New York's six-million-acre Adirondack Park. Her hobbies include haphazard parenting, cooking fat-laden regional delicacies, and napping—especially in a pine-shaded camp chair.