Furious hours : murder, fraud, and the last trial of Harper Lee
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[New York] : Random House Large Print, [2019].
ISBN
9781984892232, 1984892231
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Blue Island Public Library - Stacks | LT 364.1523 CEP | On Shelf |
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | LARGE TYPE 364.1523 CEP | On Shelf |
Frankfort Public Library District - Stacks | LT TRUE CRIME SERIAL KILLERS CEP | On Shelf |
Glen Ellyn Public Library - Large Type | 364.1523 CEP | On Shelf |
Hinsdale Public Library - Stacks | LARGE PRINT 364.152 CEP | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York] : Random House Large Print, [2019].
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
511 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781984892232, 1984892231
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Title from web page.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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"The stunning true story of an Alabama serial killer, and the trial that obsessed the author of To Kill a Mockingbird in the years after the publication of her classic novel--a complicated and difficult time in her life that, until now, has been very little examined. Willie Maxwell was a Baptist reverend in Alabama; he also happened to be a serial killer. Between 1970 and 1977, his two wives and brother all died under suspicious circumstances--each with hefty life insurance policies taken out by none other than the Reverend himself. With the help of a savvy lawyer, Maxwell escaped justice for years. Then, the teenage daughter of his third wife perished. At the funeral, the victim's uncle shot the Reverend dead in a church full of witnesses--and was subsequently acquitted of the murder, thanks to the same savvy lawyer who had represented the Reverend for all those years. Sitting in the audience during the trial was Harper Lee, who had traveled from New York to her native Alabama with an idea of writing a book about the case. Now, Casey Cep brings this nearly inconceivable, gripping story to life on the page: from the shocking murders to the chicanery of insurance fraud to the courtroom drama. At the same time, it is a vividly told, elegiac account of Harper Lee's quest to write a second book after To Kill a Mockingbird, and a deeply moving portrait of this beloved writer's struggle with fame, success, and the mysteries of artistic creativity"--,Provided by publisher.
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LARGE PRINT
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cep, C. N. (2019). Furious hours: murder, fraud, and the last trial of Harper Lee (First large print edition.). Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cep, Casey N. 2019. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee. Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cep, Casey N. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee Random House Large Print, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cep, Casey N. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee First large print edition., Random House Large Print, 2019.
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