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Furious Hours
- Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Furious Hours by Casey Cep.
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 travelled 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.
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- Pam
- 24-06-2019
Very disappointing
Don’t be misled by the cover of this book. I was into Chapter 11 (out of 25) and Harper Lee, whose name is circled in red on the cover art, had still not been mentioned. I’m afraid this is just outright exploitation of this brilliant author’s name. Nel Lee would be spinning in her grave. I returned the book to Audible without going any further. You might like it if you enjoy the intricacies of Southern politics, but if you are a fan of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, give it a miss.
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- Peter J Hinton
- 25-09-2023
What Was That?!
The first part was ok and the book should have ended there. Imagine your 80 year old neighbour sat you down and retold the life story of a distant cousin who once worked for the Parks Department… for over 8 hours. OMG! Why does this book exist?!
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