Book Log 2022 #16: American Fire by Monica Hesse

Accomack County in Virginia was once one of, if not the richest, rural counties in all of the US. But over time, as agriculture shifted to other places and took money and people with it, it became more isolated and poorer, with plenty of fallow fields and abandoned buildings.

Which wound up being a pretty good environment for a serial arsonist. As buildings burned and the locals tried - and failed - to catch the arsonist, the spate of fires drew national attention. Once a suspect was arrested, the author went to Virginia to cover the hearing, and as the case unfolded it not only reflected the history of the county,  but took an unexpected detour into a love story.

I don't remember many specifics about the book, but I gave it four stars on Goodreads, which suggests I liked it. So sure, give it a read.