The Missing Resident of The Hollow MillLIGHTHOUSE BOOKS
The Missing Resident of The Hollow Mill
Near The Hollow Mill, a local historian researching an old labor dispute discovers a missing mill payroll record from an old strike and must work with a witness who left town abruptly. Their conflicting priorities bring the town's ability to admit an old failure into focus, compelling them to reconstruct who last saw the absent person. This is conceived as a complete community-driven mystery.
Contents
Part I — Disruption (The Hollow Mill) 1. The Ordinary Account: the situation facing a local historian researching an old labor dispute 2. Missing Mill Payroll Record From An Old Strike 3. The Person Who Notices: what a witness who left town abruptly refuses to explain 4. The First Interview: a new obligation at The Hollow Mill Part II — Entanglement (A Missing Resident) 5. A Record Out of Place: the earlier meaning of A Missing Resident 6. The Wrong Explanation: a favor involving a missing mill payroll record from an old strike 7. The Missing Resident Turning Point: reconstruct who last saw the absent person 8. The Motive to Stay Silent: a public reaction at The Hollow Mill Part III — Escalation 9. New Evidence at the Scene: the competing versions of the town's ability to admit an old failure 10. Two Timelines: a tentative step by a local historian researching an old labor dispute 11. A Witness Reconsiders: what a witness who left town abruptly has overlooked 12. A Convenient Conclusion: an urgent decision involving The Hollow Mill Part IV — Crisis 13. The Question of Town'S Ability To Admit An Old Failure 14. A Pattern Beneath the Facts: an unexpected visitor to The Hollow Mill 15. Pressure from the Community: the disclosure behind a missing mill payroll record from an old strike 16. The Second Contradiction: a revised understanding of A Missing Resident Part V — Reassessment 17. The Cost of a False Assumption: a difficult consequence for a local historian researching an old labor dispute 18. One More Missing Piece: a truth finally told by a witness who left town abruptly 19. The Cost of Reconstruct Who Last Saw The Absent Person 20. The Evidence in Plain Sight: an imperfect attempt at repair Part VI — Resolution 21. A Reason to Confess: a decision about the town's ability to admit an old failure 22. The Reconstructed Sequence: the meaning of a missing mill payroll record from an old strike changes 23. The Hollow Mill Decision 24. The Town After the Truth: new responsibilities for a local historian researching an old labor dispute