The Fact of a Body
18 May 2017Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
'Part memoir, part true crime, wholly brilliant.' – Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train.
When law student Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich is asked to work on a death-row hearing for convicted murderer and child molester Ricky Langley, she finds herself thrust into the tangled story of his childhood. As she digs deeper and deeper into the case she realizes that,...
Details
18 May 2017352 pages
9781509805655Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A haunting memoir of murder, revenge and dark family secretsSunday Times
Shocking, chilling, unforgettableMail on Sunday
Compulsive, eloquent and profoundly troubling. One of those rare books which embrace the genuine complexity of real life.Mark Haddon
Utterly remarkable . . . It isn’t just that the writing can be beautiful (the author has a very nice way with cemeteries, which is just as well because she visits enough of them), it isn’t just her coruscating honesty, it is that she understands how very partial the stories we tell ourselves are.David Aaronovitch, The Times
