In 1924, eighteen-year-old college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb made a decision: they would commit the perfect crime by kidnapping and murdering a child they both knew. But they made one crucial error: as they were disposing of the body of young Bobby Franks, whom they had bludgeoned to death, Nathan's eyeglasses fell from his jacket pocket. Multi-award-winning author Candace Fleming depicts every twist and turn of this harrowing case-how two wealthy, brilliant young men planned and committed what became known as the crime of the century, how they were caught, why they confessed, and how the renowned criminal defence attorney Clarence Darrow enabled them to avoid the death penalty.
Following on the success of such books as The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh and The Family Romanov, this acclaimed nonfiction writer brings to heart-stopping life one of the most notorious crimes in our country's history.
| ISBN: | 9780593177426 |
| Publication date: | 17th March 2022 |
| Author: | Candace Fleming |
| Publisher: | Anne Schwartz Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage: General interest Educational: History |
In 1924, eighteen-year-old college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb made a decision: they would commit the perfect crime by kidnapping and murdering a child they both knew. But they made one crucial error: as they were disposing of the body of young Bobby Franks, whom they had bludgeoned to death, Nathan's eyeglasses fell from his jacket pocket.
Murder Among Friends features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Educational: History
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Murder Among Friends was written by Candace Fleming and published by Anne Schwartz Books
Murder Among Friends has 320 pages