The devil at his elbow : Alex Murdaugh and the fall of a Southern dynasty / Valerie Bauerlein.
"Alex Murdaugh was a benevolent dictator--the president of the South Carolina trial lawyers' association, a political boss, a part-time prosecutor, and a partner in his family's law firm. He was always ready with a favor, a drink, and an invitation to Moselle, his family's 1,700-acre hunting estate. ...When he murdered his wife Maggie and son Paul at Moselle on a dark summer night, the fragile faca̧de of Alex's world could no longer hold. His forefathers had covered up a midnight suicide at a remote railroad crossing, a bootlegging ring run from a courthouse, and the attempted murder of a pregnant lover. Alex, too, almost walked away from his ... crimes with his reputation intact, but his downfall was secured by a twist of fate, some stray mistakes, and a fateful decision by an old friend who'd finally seen enough"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593500583
- ISBN: 059350058X
- Physical Description: xvii, 457 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, photographs (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Ballantine Books, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-425) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Author's note -- Major characters -- The prince of Hampton County -- Murdaugh Island -- The wilderness -- Seven shots in the dark -- Black box -- Rain -- The ruins -- Epilogue. |
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| Genre: | True crime stories. Case studies. Biographies. |
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- 11 of 53 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 68 current holds with 53 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Rutherford County Library | 364.152 Bau (Text) | 38801102121131 | Adult Nonfiction | On holds shelf | - |
| Scotland Neck Memorial Library | B MURDAUGH (Text) | 01011700100578 | Adult Biography | Checked out | 11/05/2024 |
| Southern Branch | 364.152 Ba (Text) | 50669013204376 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 11/08/2024 |
| Statesville Main Library | 364.152309 BAU (Text) | 33114018662817 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Thomasville Public Library | 364.152 BAU (Text) | 25908008492170 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Transylvania County Library | 364.152 BAU (Text) | 38079300250941 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 10/31/2024 |
| Transylvania County Library | 364.152 BAU (Text) | 38079300258860 | Adult New Nonfiction | In process | - |
| Transylvania County Library | 364.152 BAU (Text) | 38079300258878 | Adult New Nonfiction | In process | - |
| Valdese Public Library | 364.152 BAU (Text) | 33557004670212 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Vass Area Library | 364.152 BAU (Text) | 48198070024399 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 11/07/2024 |
