The fact of a body : a murder and a memoir / Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich.
""This book is a marvel. The Fact of a Body is equal parts gripping and haunting and will leave you questioning whether any one story can hold the full truth."--Celeste Ng, author of the New York Times bestselling Everything I Never Told You Before. Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich begins a summer job at a law firm in Louisiana, working to help defend men accused of murder, she thinks her position is clear. The child of two lawyers, she is staunchly anti-death penalty. But the moment convicted murderer Ricky Langley's face flashes on the screen as she reviews old tapes -- the moment she hears him speak of his crimes -- she is overcome with the feeling of wanting him to die. Shocked by her reaction, she digs deeper and deeper into the case. Despite their vastly different circumstances, something in his story is unsettlingly, uncannily familiar. Crime, even the darkest and most unsayable acts, can happen to any one of us. As Alexandria pores over the facts of the murder, she finds herself thrust into the complicated narrative of Ricky's childhood"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250080547
- ISBN: 1250080541
- Physical Description: viii, 326 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, [2017]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-322). |
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Genre: | True crime stories. Autobiographies. |
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- 26 of 27 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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Abington Community Library | 92 MARZANO (Text) | 50687011523076 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Altoona Area Public Library | 364.152 MAR (Text) | 33240004512862 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Cambria County Library | 364.1523 M393f (Text) | 85131001566646 | CACM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Collinsville Community Library | Adults 364.152 MAR Nonfiction (Text) | 34259000458846 | Main Room | Available | - |
Dalton Community Library | 92 MARZANO (Text) | 50689010411568 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Exeter Community Library | 364.152 MAR (Text) | 33249023504800 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
Glatfelter Memorial Library | Adults 364.152 MAR Nonfiction (Text) | 34216000883092 | Adult Area | Available | - |
Highland Community Library | 364.15 MAR (Text) | 35610000912258 | HGHM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Indian Valley Public Library | 364.1523 Marzano-Lesnevich True Crime (Text) | 39427103302451 | Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Kaltreider-Benfer Library | Adults 364.152 MAR Nonfiction (Text) | 34002001570775 | Adult Area | Available | - |