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In Furious Hours, Casey Cep masterfully brings together the tales of a serial killer in 1970s Alabama and of Harper Lee, the beloved author of To Kill a Mockingbird, who tried to write his story. Reverend Willie Maxwell was a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members, but with the help of a savvy lawyer, he escaped justice for years until a relative assassinated him 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 himself. Sitting in the audience during the vigilante's trial was Harper Lee, who spent a year in town reporting on the Maxwell case and many more trying to finish the book she called The Reverend. Cep brings this remarkable story to life, from the horrifying murders to the courtroom drama to the racial politics of the Deep South, while offering a deeply moving portrait of one of our most revered writers.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Cep, Casey
- ISBN: 9781101972052
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 7.90 x 0.80
- Number Of Pages: 352
- Publication Year: 2020
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Loved it! Well written and researched
Linda C. - 4 years 6 months agoWell researched and well written. Up to date interviews adds much to Harper Lee’s bio. Three main characters—lives linked in a most interesting way. Good Southern and racial history
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Compelling Non-Fiction
Laura P. - 6 years 4 months agoOne of the great things about book group is that it gets me to read books I would not have otherwise chosen for myself. This is a great one that I would have missed! Cep is an excellent writer (Harvard, Rhodes Scholar at Oxford) making even the life insurance industry interesting to read about. I learned new details about Harper Lee's life and feel like I met the people involved in the trial of Willie Maxwell. #SummerReading