The Ballad of Frankie Silver

by McCrumb, Sharyn

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New York: Signet, 1999. Good/No Jacket. ISBN: 0-451-19739-9. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Paperback. 396, (4) pp. First printing thus. This is a reading copy only: the book is cocked, and there is stress creasing on the spine. The binding is tight and the text is clean. Keywords: Fiction.

Book summary

When he is asked to witness the execution of a young man found guilty of a double murder, Tennessee Sheriff Spencer Arrowood is reminded of a convicted murderer hanged in 1833. But like the long-ago trial and hanging of Frankie Silver, this new case seems far less clear-cut than the judge and jury believe it to be. Will Sheriff Arrowood witness another unjust execution, or is the young man on death row guilty as charged? A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.