A New York Times Notable Book: Acclaimed true-crime journalist
Linda Wolfe delivers a riveting, comprehensive account of the
Preppie Murder, a crime that shocked a city and a nation. It was
called the Preppie Murder-a killer and a victim who were
attractive, smart, privileged teenagers. On an August night in 1986
Jennifer Levin left a Manhattan bar with Robert Chambers. The next
morning, her strangled, battered body was found in Central Park.
Linda Wolfe, hailed by critic John Leonard as "one of our best
reporters," goes beyond the headlines and media hype to re-create a
story of privilege and excess, sex and partying-of a teenager whose
immigrant mother was determined to make a better life for her son,
a petty thief and drug user who'd been expelled from the best
schools. It's all here, from the initial police investigation,
during which Chambers claimed Levin died accidentally during rough
sex, to the media frenzy of the courtroom, where Chambers took an
eleventh-hour plea. Wolfe also delivers heartbreaking portraits of
Levin's grief-stricken father, Chambers's in-denial mother, and the
women who dated the accused Preppie Killer while he was out on
bail. A finalist for the 1990 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime,
Wasted also powerfully depicts the freewheeling 1980s society that
spawned a generation steeped in violence and the fatal impulses
that drove Robert Chambers to kill.
General
| Imprint: |
Open Road Media
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2023 |
| Authors: |
Linda Wolfe
|
| Dimensions: |
215 x 139 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
332 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5040-3037-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
|
| LSN: |
1-5040-3037-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781504030373 |
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