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The devil at his elbow : Alex Murdaugh and the fall of a Southern dynasty / Valerie Bauerlein.

Bauerlein, Valerie, (author.).

Summary:
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. The Murdaugh name ignited respect—and fear—for a hundred miles. When he murdered his wife, Maggie, and son Paul at Moselle on a dark summer night, the fragile façade 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 unspeakable 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. Why would a man who had everything kill his wife and grown son? To unwind the roots of Alex’s ruin, award-winning journalist Valerie Bauerlein reported not just from the courthouse every day but also along the backroads and through the tidal marshes of South Carolina’s Lowcountry. When the jurors made their pilgrimage to the crime scene, trying to envision Maggie and Paul’s last moments, she walked right behind them, sensing the ghosts that haunt the Murdaughs’ now-shattered legacy. Through masterful research and cinematic writing, The Devil at His Elbow is a transporting journey through Alex’s life, the night of the murders, and the investigation that culminated in a trial that held tens of millions spellbound. With her stunning insights and fearless instinct for the truth, Bauerlein uncovers layers of the Murdaugh murder case that have not been told. --Amazon.com

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593500583
  • ISBN: 059350058X
  • Physical Description: xvii, 457 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-444) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Prince of Hampton County -- Murdaugh Island -- The Wilderness -- Seven Shots in the Dark -- Black Box -- Rain -- The Ruins.
Subject: Murdaugh, Alex (Richard Alexander), 1968-
Murdaugh, Alex (Richard Alexander), 1968- > Family.
Murder > South Carolina > Case studies.
Murderers > South Carolina > Case studies.
Meurtre > Caroline du Sud > Études de cas.
Meurtriers > Caroline du Sud > Études de cas.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Nazareth. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity.

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Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity 364.152 BAU 2024 (Text) 31001101939941 Adult Fiction Available -


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