Shocking and Sensational : The Stories Behind Famous True Crime and Scandal Books.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Upton, Julian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

True crime stories.

Criminal investigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Shocking and Sensational

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2018.

Summary:

"Already part of a genre known for generating controversy, some true crime and scandal books have wielded a particular power to unsettle readers, provoke authorities and renew interest in a case. The reactions to such literature have been as contentious as the books themselves, clouding the "truth" with a trail of myths and inaccuracies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Thelma Todd: Eighty-Year Death Riddle

2. The Secrets Behind the Door: Ten Rillington Place (1961)

3. Say Goodbye to the Truth? The Strange Death of Marilyn Monroe (1964)

4. Provocative Action: JFK and Mark Lane's Rush to Judgment (1966)

5. Facts and Fictions: The Alice Crimmins Case

6. Executioner: Pierrepoint (1974)

7. Lord Lucan: An Honorable Manhunt

8. Memoirs of a Survivor: Mommie Dearest (1978)

9. Hollywood Checks Scandal: Indecent Exposure (1982)

10. Lethal Book Deal: Fatal Vision (1983)

11. Crimes of Passion: The Killing of the Unicorn (1984)

12. Mary Bell: Outcries and Cries Unheard (1998)

13. Sins of the Father: Black Dahlia Avenger (2003)

14. Undetermined Factors: Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Splendour (2009)

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781476633701

1476633703

OCLC:

1041033760