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The Passing of Starr Faithfull (True Crime History)

The Passing of Starr Faithfull (True Crime History)

Current price: $26.20
Publication Date: April 1st, 1996
Publisher:
Kent State University Press
ISBN:
9780873385411
Pages:
328

Description

In this true crime reprint, Jonathan Goodman focuses his masterful detective skills on a criminal case that has inspired John O'Hara's Butterfield 8, which became a major feature film. His account of the international scandal and media brouhaha surround "this mystery with the wonderful name"--the inexplicable death of young and beautiful Starr Faithfull in 1931--provides an authentic tale of the Jazz Age.

About the Author

The late Jonathan Goodman was one of Britain's foremost true crime historians. His books include Murder in High Places, The Killing of Julia Wallace, Bloody Versicles: The Rhymes of Crime (Kent State University Press, 1993), and Tracks to Murder (Kent State University Press, 2005).