"True crime devotees won't want to miss this one "
---"Publishers Weekly"
"Very engrossing . . . in the finest you can't put it down
tradition."
---"Hartford Courant"
"This factual account of each murder, through the conviction of
the killer, has all the excitement of a first-rate work of fiction,
and is told straight, without the usual sociological jargon. Keyes
collaborated with Robin Moore on "The French Connection"; "The
Michigan Murders" is his first solo effort, and it is a good
one."
--"-Miami Herald"
""The Michigan Murders" is the ultimate True Crime classic,
unfolding like great mystery fiction while still delivering the
powerful charge of real life."
---Jamie Agnew, Aunt Agatha's Mystery Bookshop
With a new prologue by Mardi Link and a new epilogue by Laura
James
The true story of the savage coed killings---by the boy who
could have lived next door
Southeastern Michigan was rocked in the late 1960s by the
terrifying serial murders of young women, whose bodies were dumped
in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. In each case, few clues were left at
the scene, and six separate police agencies were unable to end the
horror. Then, almost by accident, a break came. The suspect: John
Norman Collins, a young, quiet, all-American boy.
Collins was caught, went to trial, and, on August 19, 1970, was
found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment with no possibility
of parole. He is now in his sixties and is serving his sentence in
Marquette, Michigan.
Collins was one of the first serial killers exposed in the
region, and his crimes had many in the area locking their doors for
the first time. Edward Keyes's harrowing "The Michigan Murders"
covers every step of the case. It fell out of print for more than a
decade before being revived for this special edition.
Mardi Link, author of the new prologue, is the author of two
regionally best-selling true crime books based in northern
Michigan, "When Evil Came to Good Hart" and "Isadore's Secret."
Laura James, author of the new epilogue, is a trial lawyer,
crime historian, and true crime author who blogs about the true
crime genre at her Web site CLEWS (www.laurajames.com).
Edward Keyes, now deceased, spent several years in the early
1970s investigating the Michigan murders. He also authored the
works "Double Dare" and "Cocoanut Grove." "The Michigan Murders"
was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime in
1977.
General
Imprint: |
The University of Michigan Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2010 |
First published: |
September 2010 |
Authors: |
Edward Keyes
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Foreword by: |
Mardi Link
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Afterword by: |
Laura James
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Dimensions: |
228 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
340 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-472-03446-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
Books >
Fiction >
Promotions
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LSN: |
0-472-03446-4 |
Barcode: |
9780472034468 |
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