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True Crime Book Club (Remote)
November 18, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
FreeThe True Crime Book Club is led by the true crime aficionado Rachel Newton Cumley. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our true crime enthusiasts. Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion about the chosen book with other readers.
Join us on Wednesday November 18th at 6pm for True Crime Book Club. This month’s pick and the last of 2020 is Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep.
In Furious Hours, Casey Cep masterfully brings together the tales of a serial killer in 1970s Alabama and of Harper Lee, the beloved author of To Kill a Mockingbird, who tried to write his story. Reverend Willie Maxwell was a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members, but with the help of a savvy lawyer, he escaped justice for years until a relative assassinated him at the funeral of his last victim. Despite hundreds of witnesses, Maxwell’s murderer was acquitted–thanks to the same attorney who had previously defended the reverend himself. Sitting in the audience during the vigilante’s trial was Harper Lee, who spent a year in town reporting on the Maxwell case and many more trying to finish the book she called The Reverend. Cep brings this remarkable story to life, from the horrifying murders to the courtroom drama to the racial politics of the Deep South, while offering a deeply moving portrait of one of our most revered writers.
Due to the time and effort we put into organizing our book clubs if you choose to purchase the book elsewhere, already own it, check it out from the library, or purchase the ebook/audiobook we ask members to pay a $5 book club fee on our website. Thank you for understanding and supporting us.
REMOTE INSTRUCTIONS
Join online!
https://zoom.us/j/306490858
Meeting ID: 306 490 858
OR
Join by phone
(301) 715-8592
PAST BOOK CLUB PICKS
If You Tell by Gregg Olsen
Devil in a White City by Erik Larson
The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
American Predator by Maureen Callahan
Devil’s Knot by Mara Leveritt
Columbine by Dave Cullen
American Kingpin by Nick Bilton
The Killer Across the Table by John Douglas
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara