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Casey Cep is an American writer and journalist from Maryland. A staff writer at The New Yorker, she studied at Harvard University and the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.
Known for: Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
Furious Hours is a nonfiction narrative that intertwines the story of Reverend Willie Maxwell, an Alabama preacher accused of multiple murders, his lawyer Tom Radney, and author Harper Lee, who became fascinated by the case. The book explores themes of justice, storytelling, and the blurred lines between fact and fiction as Lee attempted to write her own true-crime book after the success of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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The Preacher and His Crimes
Reverend Willie Maxwell stood at the uneasy frontier of faith and fraud. Outwardly, he was a devoted preacher, respected in his small Alabama town. Inwardly, he was a man whose series of insurance claims raised suspicions too glaring to ignore. Over the course of several years, people close to Maxwe...
From Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
The Lawyer’s Paradox
Enter Tom Radney — the lawyer whose defense of Willie Maxwell revealed the paradoxes at the heart of justice itself. Radney was ambitious, astute, and proudly liberal in a conservative state. He represented Maxwell despite the public outcry, crafting arguments that exposed loopholes and demanded pro...
From Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
About Casey Cep
Casey Cep is an American writer and journalist from Maryland. A staff writer at The New Yorker, she studied at Harvard University and the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Furious Hours is her debut book, acclaimed for its literary style and meticulous research.
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