{"product_id":"furious-hours-murder-fraud-and-the-last-trial-of-harper-lee-9781101972052","title":"Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee","description":"\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eThis \"superbly written true-crime story\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) masterfully brings together the tales of a serial killer in 1970s Alabama and of Harper Lee, the beloved author of \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e, who tried to write his story.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReverend 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Reverend\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCep 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16157692\"\u003eCasey Cep\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101972052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 110197205X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRU\"\u003eTrue Crime\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRU002010\"\u003eMurder | Serial Killers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO007000\"\u003eLiterary Figures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036120\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCasey Cep is a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. After graduating from Harvard with a degree in English, she earned an M.Phil in theology at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. She lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland with her family. \u003ci\u003eFurious Hours\u003c\/i\u003eis her first book. www.caseycep.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45844339720367,"sku":"9781101972052","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_f76b7267-8fbc-42b2-b702-4999bca81ee0.jpg?v=1756922142","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/furious-hours-murder-fraud-and-the-last-trial-of-harper-lee-9781101972052","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}