World, Chase Me Down A Novel
World, Chase Me Down by Andrew Hilleman is a novel published by Penguin on January 24, 2017, featuring 352 pages in English. This debut work presents a suspenseful narrative based on the true story of Pat Crowe, a figure from the American frontier known for executing the first successful kidnapping for ransom in U.S. history. Set against the backdrop of 1900, the story follows Crowe, an out-of-work butcher, as he kidnaps the son of a wealthy meatpacking tycoon, embarking on a cross-country escapade filled with crime and evasion.
Readers will find a tale that intertwines elements of fiction, literary themes, and historical context, exploring the complexities of social justice through the lens of Crowe’s actions. The narrative captures the excitement of a nationwide manhunt and the ensuing public debate between different social classes, all while delving into Crowe’s personal motivations and connections. With its rich character development and engaging plot, this novel offers a unique perspective on a pivotal moment in American history.
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Winner of the 2018 Nebraska Book Award for Fiction
A rousing, suspenseful debut novel—True Grit meets Catch Me If You Can—based on the forgotten true story of a Robin Hood of the American frontier who pulls off the first successful kidnapping for ransom in U.S. history
“A kidnapper with a social-justice mission” (Time), Pat Crowe was once the most wanted man in America. World, Chase Me Down resurrects him, telling the electrifying story of the first great crime of the last century: how in 1900 the out-of-work former butcher kidnapped the teenage son of Omaha’s wealthiest meatpacking tycoon for a ransom of $25,000 in gold, and then burgled, safe-cracked, and bond-jumped his way across the country and beyond, inciting a manhunt that was dubbed “the thrill of the nation” and a showdown in the court of public opinion between the haves and have-nots—all the while plotting a return to the woman he never stopped loving. As if channeling Mark Twain and Charles Portis, Andrew Hilleman has given us a character who is bawdy and soulful, grizzled, salty, and hard-drinking, and with a voice as unforgettable as that of Lucy Marsden in Alan Gurganus’s Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All—an antihero you can’t help rooting for.
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