A Death in Belmont (P.S.)

作者 Sebastian Junger著
出版社 HarperCollins US
出版时间 2007年4月
ISBN 9780060742690
定价 128.00

内容简介

In1963,withthecityofBostonalreadyterrifiedbyaseriesofsavagecrimesknownastheBostonStranglings,amurderoccurredinBelmont,justafewblocksfromthehouseofSebastianJunger'sfamily—amurderthatseemedtofitexactlythepatternoftheStrangler.RoySmith,ablackmanwhohadcleanedthevictim'shousethatday,wasconvicted,buttheterroroftheStranglercontinued.Twoyearslater,AlbertDeSalvo,ahandymanwhohadbeenworkingattheJungers'homeonthedayoftheBelmontmurder,andhadoftenspenttimetherealonewithSebastianandhismother,confessedinluriddetailtobeingtheBostonStrangler.Byturnsexcitingandsubtle,ADeathinBelmontchroniclesthreelivesthatcollide—andareultimatelydestroyed—inthevortexofoneofthemostcontroversialserialmurdercasesinAmerica.ThepowerofthestoryandthebrillianceofJunger'sreportingplacethisbookontheshortshelfofclassicsbesideInColdBloodandHelterSkelter.SebastianJunger'sacclaimed--andcontroversial--narrativereexaminingthe1963murderofBessieGoldbergandtheidentityoftheBostonStranglerhasdrawncriticismfromGoldberg'sdaughter.ReadherCustomerReviewofADeathinBelmontandajointresponsefromtheauthorandpublisher.

作者简介

SebastianJungeristheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofThePerfectStorm,ADeathinBelmontandFire.HeisacontributingeditortoVanityFair,andhasbeenawardedaNationalMagazineAwardandanSAISNovartisPrizeforjournalism.HelivesinNewYorkCity.

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