STUDIES IN MURDER

Pearson, Edmund Lester

ISBN 10: 081425022X / ISBN 13: 9780814250228

Published by Ohio State University Press, 1999

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Synopsis:

The Lizzie Borden case was to Pearson “without parallel in the criminal history of America.” It takes center stage in Studies in Murder, and Pearson’s version is still considered the classic account of the Borden murders. The other four cases Pearson retells are “The Twenty-Third Street Murder,” about the killing of New York financier Benjamin Nathan in July 1870; “Mate Bram!” about the double murder of a ship captain and his wife in 1896; “The Hunting Knife,” about the murder of Miss Mabel Page in 1904; and “Uncle Amos Dreams a Dream,” about the 1819 trial of Stephen and Jesse Boorn for the murder of their brother-in-law in Manchester, Vermont.
    Pearson carefully researched these cases and interviewed people connected with each one. His accounts are admirably detailed, clear, and engaging. In all five cases, the determination of guilt or innocence rested on circumstantial evidence, which left unanswered questions still capable of intriguing the contemporary reader. Roger Lane’s lively introduction provides information about Pearson and the genre of true crime.

Synopsis: Edmund Lester Pearson (1880-1937) was a popular New York journalist and writer. In the 1920s and 1930s he was considered one of the country's best trial and crime reporters. Between 1924, the year "Studies in Murder" was first printed and 1936 he published six books about murder cases. The Lizzie Borden case (August 1892) was to Pearson "without parallel in the criminal history of America." It takes centre stage in "Studies in Murder", and Pearson's version is still considered the classic account of the Borden murders. The other three cases Pearson retells are "The Twenty-Third Street Murder" of New York financier Benjamin Nathan (July 1870); "Mate Bram," about the double murder of a ship captain and his wife; and "The Hunting Knife" murder of Miss Mabel Page in 1904. Pearson carefully researched these cases and interviewed people connected with each. His accounts are detailed, careful and clear. In all cases, the determination of guilt rested on circumstantial evidence, which left unanswered questions, still capable of intriguing the contemporary reader. The introduction provides information about Pearson and his times.

Bibliographic Details

Title: STUDIES IN MURDER
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good