Silas Magby believed that Kentucky’s frontier would be safe for his family. But then the Harpes came—two mysterious brothers, Micajah and Wiley, with three devoted women followers (one a minister’s daughter). The Harpes created a wake of seemingly motiveless murders—men, women, children, babies, ghoulishly slaughtered. Then fate deals Magby a stunning card: He must end the brothers’ killing spree in order to save his family. Based upon historical events.

"Tucker tells a fascinating story of these evil doers...It's an interesting part of our history."
--Jesse Stuart Foundation.

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I. Who Were the Harpes?

II. The Gory Career of the Harpes

1. The Beginning: Tennessee

2. Kentucky

3.Cave-in-Rock

4. Back to Tennessee

5. Magby’s Band of Avengers

6. The End of the Reign of Terror

III. Motivations of the Harpes

IV. A Selected Bibliography of Writings on the Harpes

V. Necrology of Those Killed by the Harpes

VI. Kenneth Tucker: Author of A Kentucky Colonel in King Arthur's Court and The Swamp Maiden of Venus

The Grave and the Figure Eight: A Myth Reborn

VII. Wilderness of Tigers: A Novel of the Harpe Brothers and Frontier Violence

VIII. E. Don Harpe's Official Website

IX. Harpe Update

Harpe Brothers Home Page