The fact of a body: a murder and a memoir
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Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Lexile measure:
900L
Description
"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, and by examining his case, is forced to face her own story, unearth long-buried family secrets, and reckon with a past that colors her view of Ricky's crime."--
Subjects
Subjects
Biography & Autobiography
Child abuse
Child molesters
Child molesters -- Louisiana
Family
Family & Relationships
Family secrets
Langley, Ricky Joseph
Marzano-Lesnevich, Alexandria
Marzano-Lesnevich, Alexandria -- Family
Murder
Murder -- Louisiana
Murderers
Murderers -- Louisiana
Nonfiction
True Crime
True crime stories
Women lawyers
Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography
Child abuse
Child molesters
Child molesters -- Louisiana
Family
Family & Relationships
Family secrets
Langley, Ricky Joseph
Marzano-Lesnevich, Alexandria
Marzano-Lesnevich, Alexandria -- Family
Murder
Murder -- Louisiana
Murderers
Murderers -- Louisiana
Nonfiction
True Crime
True crime stories
Women lawyers
Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography
More Details
ISBN:
9781250080547
9781427286543
9781250080561
9781427286543
9781250080561
Lexile measure:
900L
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Last Grouping Update | 2023-04-01 04:07:50AM |
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Child molesters -- Louisiana
Family secrets
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Murder -- Louisiana
Murderers -- Louisiana
True crime stories
Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography
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Family secrets
Langley, Ricky Joseph
Marzano-Lesnevich, Alexandria -- Family
Murder -- Louisiana
Murderers -- Louisiana
True crime stories
Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography
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The fact of a body : a murder and a memoir
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The Fact of a Body A Murder and a Memoir
The fact of a body : a murder and a memoir / Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
The fact of a body : a murder and a memoir / Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
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The fact of a body
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Women lawyers
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