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The case of the vanishing blonde : and other true crime stories / Mark Bowden.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780802128447
- ISBN: 0802128440
- Physical Description: 232 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Published simultaneously in Canada"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The incident at Alpha Tau Omega -- "Why don't u tell me wht ur into" -- The case of the vanishing blonde -- ... A million years ago -- The body in room 348 -- Who killed Euhommie Bond? |
| Summary, etc.: | "Throughout his long and illustrious career, Mark Bowden has written about crime and was recognized in 2010 with a lifetime achievement award by the International Thriller Writers organization. The Case of the Vanishing Blonde collects six of his most riveting pieces-accounts spanning four decades of searing characters and unsettling tales to illustrate all manner of crimes and the ways technology has progressively altered criminal investigation. From a 1983 story of a campus rape at the University of Pennsylvania that unleashed a debate over the nature of consent when drinking and drugs are involved, to three cold cases featuring the inimitable Long Island private detective Ken Brennan and a startling investigation into a murderer deep within the LAPD's ranks, shielded for twenty-six years by officers keen to protect one of their own, these stories are the work of a masterful narrative journalist at work-gripping true crime from a writer the Washington Post calls "an old pro.""-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Subject: | Crime > United States > Case studies. Criminals > United States > Case studies. Murder > United States > Case studies. |
| Genre: | Case studies. True crime stories. |
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