The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago
by Douglas Perry
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0143119222
- ISBN 13
- 9780143119227
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Synopsis
The untold true story of the murders that inspired the iconic musical Chicago . With a thrilling, fast-paced narrative, award-winning journalist Douglas Perry vividly captures the sensationalized circus atmosphere that gave rise to the concept of the celebrity criminal- and gave Chicago its most famous story. The Girls of Murder City recounts two scandalous, sex-fueled murder cases and how an intrepid "girl reporter" named Maurine Watkins turned the beautiful, media-savvy suspects-"Stylish Belva" and "Beautiful Beulah"-into the talk of the town. Fueled by rich period detail and a cast of characters who seemed destined for the stage, The Girls of Murder City is a crackling tale that simultaneously presents the freewheeling spirit of the Jazz Age and its sober repercussions.
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- Bookseller
- Kona Bay Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57171
- Title
- The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago
- Author
- Douglas Perry
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0143119222
- ISBN 13
- 9780143119227
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- July 2011
- Pages
- 304
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- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...