Murder among friends : how Leopold and Loeb tried to commit the perfect crime
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New York, NY : Anne Schwartz Books, [2022].
ISBN
9780593177426, 0593177428, 9780593177433, 0593177436
Lexile measure
850L
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Kids & Teens
TEEN ISSUES CRIME/JUSTICE FLEMING
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Published
New York, NY : Anne Schwartz Books, [2022].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
355 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780593177426, 0593177428, 9780593177433, 0593177436
Lexile measure
850

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-343) and index.
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How did two teenagers brutally murder an innocent child ... and why? And how did their brilliant lawyer save them from the death penalty in 1920s Chicago? Written by a prolific master of narrative nonfiction, this is a compulsively readable true-crime story based on an event dubbed the "crime of the century." 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 defense 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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fleming, C. (2022). Murder among friends: how Leopold and Loeb tried to commit the perfect crime (First edition.). Anne Schwartz Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fleming, Candace. 2022. Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime. Anne Schwartz Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fleming, Candace. Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime Anne Schwartz Books, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fleming, Candace. Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime First edition., Anne Schwartz Books, 2022.

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