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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep

Furious Hours unravels the story of the trial and murder of Alabama serial killer Reverend Willie Maxwell, the lawyer who represented him, and Harper Lee’s inspiration for The Reverend, a book she researched and obsessed about for years, but never completed. This provides a mesmerizing look into Lee’s life after To Kill A Mockingbird and her struggles to translate murder, courtroom drama, and racial politics in the ’70s into her version of a true-crime story. Fans of Harper Lee and Truman Capote alike will devour this captivating story!

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