For nearly a century, Hamiltonians have been captivated by Evelyn Dick, the infamous socialite convicted of murdering her husband after John Dick’s torso was found near Albion Falls. Though she was later acquitted, Evelyn’s tale persists, inspiring movies, songs, and a made-for-television movie. Most recently, she’s the subject of Evelyn, a haunting collection of poetry and prose by Robert Antrim Calwell. A true crime story told by the main characters involved in John’s murder, including Evelyn and her parents, the book begins and ends with pieces told through the imagined words of the children who found John Dick’s body. The book’s chilling account of one of the city’s most notorious crimes casts a new light on a story that has haunted and intrigued Hamiltonians for generations.