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For the Thrill of It

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It was a crime that shocked the nation: the brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were intellectuals—too smart, they believed, for the police to catch them. When they were apprehended, state's attorney Robert Crowe was certain that no defense could save the ruthless killers from the gallows. But the families of the confessed murderers hired Clarence Darrow, entrusting the lives of their sons to the most famous lawyer in America in what would be one of the most sensational criminal trials in the history of American justice.

Set against the backdrop of the 1920s—a time of prosperity, self-indulgence, and hedonistic excess in a lawless city on the brink of anarchy—For the Thrill of It draws the reader into a world of speakeasies and flappers, of gangsters and gin parties, with a spellbinding narrative of Jazz Age murder and mystery.


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Publisher: HarperCollins

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  • ISBN: 9780061828843
  • Release date: March 19, 2024

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  • ISBN: 9780061828843
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  • ISBN: 9780061828843
  • File size: 2631 KB
  • Release date: March 19, 2024

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  • ISBN: 9780061828843
  • File size: 4495 KB
  • Release date: March 19, 2024

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It was a crime that shocked the nation: the brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were intellectuals—too smart, they believed, for the police to catch them. When they were apprehended, state's attorney Robert Crowe was certain that no defense could save the ruthless killers from the gallows. But the families of the confessed murderers hired Clarence Darrow, entrusting the lives of their sons to the most famous lawyer in America in what would be one of the most sensational criminal trials in the history of American justice.

Set against the backdrop of the 1920s—a time of prosperity, self-indulgence, and hedonistic excess in a lawless city on the brink of anarchy—For the Thrill of It draws the reader into a world of speakeasies and flappers, of gangsters and gin parties, with a spellbinding narrative of Jazz Age murder and mystery.


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    Publisher:
    HarperCollins

    Kindle Book
    ISBN: 9780061828843
    Release date: March 19, 2024

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780061828843
    Release date: March 19, 2024

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780061828843
    File size: 2631 KB
    Release date: March 19, 2024

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9780061828843
    File size: 4495 KB
    Release date: March 19, 2024

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