The Mad Sculptor by Harold Schechter
The true story of a failing sculptor who killed three people with an ice-pick, went on the run, sold his story to a newspaper and used the money to hire one of America's most successful criminal lawyers.
Reads like fiction but it's chillingly real* The Philadelphia Inquirer *
Top-drawer true-crime. * Booklist *
A rich historical tapestry [with] a novelistic sense of character, pacing and suspense. * Publishers Weekly *
Top-drawer true-crime. * Booklist *
A rich historical tapestry [with] a novelistic sense of character, pacing and suspense. * Publishers Weekly *
Harold Schechter is a professor of American literature. He is the co-author of THE A TO Z ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SERIAL KILLERS. He is also the author of a series of acclaimed historical novels featuring Edgar Allan Poe.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781851364 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781851360 |
| Title | The Mad Sculptor |
| Author | Harold Schechter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2014-02-27 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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