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A comprehensive, well-researched examination not only of the crime and its aftermath but also of the killers’ lives, from childhood to the present day. A concise yet engaging writer, Graham begins by asking, "What makes one act of murder fascinating, where another is merely sordid or banal?" Sex is an obvious answer, but Graham analyzes this aspect of the case with admirable coolness, resisting the temptation to identify lesbianism—or any other element in the drama—as the prime motivation. Like a punctilious courtroom lawyer, he presents the facts and his analysis, leaving the final verdict to the reader
Anna Mundow - Washington Post
[A] readable and eye-opening story of...one of New Zealand’s most famous murder cases. The book explores not only the murder itself but the backgrounds of the two girls... [and] looks at all sides of the debate around the girls’ motivation for the murder of Pauline’s mother.... [F]or general readers, true-crime buffs, those interested in LGBT history. —Amelia Osterud, Carroll Univ. Lib., Waukesha, WI
Library Journal
A New Zealand lawyer revisits the highly publicized, mysterious case of matricide in his country in 1954. Graham makes the old seem fresh as he tries to explain why teenagers Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme murdered Parker's mother during a walk in a nature area.... A worthy retrospective that feels chilling in the manner of novelist Perry.
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Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century (Graham) - Book Reviews
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