The a murder and a memoir Marzano-Lesnevich, Alexandria creator [author]. text biography nyu 2017 First edition. monographic eng

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viii, 326 pages ; 24 cm ""This book is a marvel. The Fact of a Body is equal parts gripping and haunting and will leave you questioning whether any one story can hold the full truth." -- Celeste Ng, author of the New York Times bestselling Everything I Never Told You Before. Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich begins a summer job at a law firm in Louisiana, working to help defend men accused of murder, she thinks her position is clear. The child of two lawyers, she is staunchly anti-death penalty. But the moment convicted murderer Ricky Langley's face flashes on the screen as she reviews old tapes -- the moment she hears him speak of his crimes -- she is overcome with the feeling of wanting him to die. Shocked by her reaction, she digs deeper and deeper into the case. Despite their vastly different circumstances, something in his story is unsettlingly, uncannily familiar. Crime, even the darkest and most unsayable acts, can happen to any one of us. As Alexandria pores over the facts of the murder, she finds herself thrust into the complicated narrative of Ricky's childhood"-- Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich. n-us-la Langley, Ricky Joseph Marzano-Lesnevich, Alexandria Family Murder Louisiana Murderers Louisiana Child molesters Louisiana Women lawyers United States Biography Family secrets Child abuse TRUE CRIME / Murder / General FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Child Abuse HV6533 .L8M37 2017 364.152/3092 TRU002000 FAM001010 9781250080547 (hardback) 2017003049 DLC 170420 20220407154841.0 19604468 eng