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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."--
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9781250080547
9781427286543
9781250080561
Lexile measure:
900L
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Last Grouping Update2023-04-01 04:07:50AM
Last Indexed2023-04-01 04:32:10AM

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Child molesters -- Louisiana
Family secrets
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Murderers -- Louisiana
True crime stories
Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography
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Child molesters
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Murder
Murderers
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