The Long Shadow of Small Ghosts: Murder and Memory in an American City

The Long Shadow of Small Ghosts: Murder and Memory in an American City
ISBN-10
1501104276
ISBN-13
9781501104275
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
2017-04-11
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Author
Laura Tillman

Description

"In Cold Blood meets Adrian Nicole LeBlanc's Random Family: A harrowing, profoundly personal investigation of the causes, effects, and communal toll of a deeply troubling crime--the brutal murder of three young children by their parents in the border city of Brownsville, Texas, "--Amazon.com.

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