Furious hours : murder, fraud, and the last trial of Harper Lee / Casey Cep.
"The stunning story of an Alabama serial killer and the true-crime book that Harper Lee worked on obsessively in the years after 'To Kill a Mockingbird'"--Publisher.
The stunning story of an Alabama serial killer and the true-crime book that Harper Lee worked on obsessively in the years after To Kill a Mockingbird. Reverend Willie Maxwell was a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members for insurance money in the 1970s. With the help of a savvy lawyer, he escaped justice for years until a relative shot him dead at the funeral of his last victim. Despite hundreds of witnesses, Maxwell's murderer was acquitted--thanks to the same attorney who had previously defended the Reverend. Sitting in the audience during the vigilante's trial was Harper Lee, who had traveled from New York City to her native Alabama with the idea of writing her own In Cold Blood, the true-crime classic she had helped her friend Truman Capote research seventeen years earlier. Lee spent a year in town reporting, and many more working on her own version of the case. Now Casey Cep brings this nearly inconceivable story to life, from the shocking murders to the courtroom drama to the racial politics of the Deep South. At the same time, she offers a deeply moving portrait of one of the country's most beloved writers and her struggle with fame, success, and the mystery of artistic creativity"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984892232
- ISBN: 1984892231
- Physical Description: 511 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
- Publisher: [New York] : Random House Large Print, [2019]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from web page. |
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Subject: | Maxwell, Willie. Lee, Harper. Serial murders > Alabama. Murder > Investigation > Alabama. Trials (Murder) > Alabama. |
Genre: | Large print books. True crime stories. |
Available copies
- 8 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Scenic Regional.
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- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Scenic Regional-St. Clair | LP 364.1523 CEP (Text) | 3006763602 | Large Print NonFiction | Available | - |