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Furious hours : murder, fraud, and the last trial of Harper Lee Cover Image Book Book

Furious hours : murder, fraud, and the last trial of Harper Lee

Cep, Casey N. (author.).

Summary: 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 true-crime classic. Cep brings this nearly inconceivable story to life, from the shocking murders to the courtroom drama to the racial politics of the Deep South. -- adapted from jacket

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  • ISBN: 9781101947876
  • ISBN: 1101947861
  • ISBN: 9781101947869
  • Physical Description: xii, 314 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
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  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-314).
Formatted Contents Note: Part one: The Reverend. Divide the waters from the waters ; Minister of the Gospel ; Death benefits ; Seventh son of a seventh son ; Just plain scared ; No exception to the rule -- Part two: The lawyer. Who's in the stew? ; Roses are red ; The fight for good ; The Maxwell house ; Peace and goodwill ; Tom v. Tom ; The man from Eclectic ; What Holmes was talking about -- Part three: The writer. Disappearing act ; Some kind of soul ; The gift ; Deep calling to deep ; Death and taxes ; Rumor, fantasy, dreams, conjecture, and outright lies ; Coming back until doomsday ; Horseshoe Bend ; The long good-bye.

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Subject: Trials (Murder) Alabama
Murder Investigation Alabama
Serial murders Alabama
Lee, Harper
Maxwell, Willie

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  • 2 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.

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Covington Branch 364.15232 M465c 2019 (Text) 33126022762193 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Erlanger Branch 364.15232 M465c 2019 (Text) 33126022762144 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 05/19/2024
Independence Branch 364.15232 M465c 2019 (Text) 33126022762177 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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