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Murder Among Friends

How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime

How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime

How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime

How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime

By Candace Fleming

By Candace Fleming

By Candace Fleming

By Candace Fleming

By Candace Fleming

By Candace Fleming

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    About Murder Among Friends

    How did two teenagers brutally murder an innocent child…and why? And how did their brilliant lawyer save them from the death penalty in 1920s Chicago? Written by a prolific master of narrative nonfiction, this is a compulsively readable true-crime story based on an event dubbed the “crime of the century.”

    In 1924, eighteen-year-old college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb made a decision: they would commit the perfect crime by kidnapping and murdering a child they both knew. But they made one crucial error: as they were disposing of the body of young Bobby Franks, whom they had bludgeoned to death, Nathan’s eyeglasses fell from his jacket pocket.

    Multi-award-winning author Candace Fleming depicts every twist and turn of this harrowing case–how two wealthy, brilliant young men planned and committed what became known as the crime of the century, how they were caught, why they confessed, and how the renowned criminal defense attorney Clarence Darrow enabled them to avoid the death penalty.

    Following on the success of such books as The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh and The Family Romanov, this acclaimed nonfiction writer brings to heart-stopping life one of the most notorious crimes in our country’s history.

    About Murder Among Friends

    How did two teenagers brutally murder an innocent child…and why? And how did their brilliant lawyer save them from the death penalty in 1920s Chicago? Written by a prolific master of narrative nonfiction, this is a compulsively readable true-crime story based on an event dubbed the “crime of the century.”

    In 1924, eighteen-year-old college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb made a decision: they would commit the perfect crime by kidnapping and murdering a child they both knew. But they made one crucial error: as they were disposing of the body of young Bobby Franks, whom they had bludgeoned to death, Nathan’s eyeglasses fell from his jacket pocket.

    Multi-award-winning author Candace Fleming depicts every twist and turn of this harrowing case–how two wealthy, brilliant young men planned and committed what became known as the crime of the century, how they were caught, why they confessed, and how the renowned criminal defense attorney Clarence Darrow enabled them to avoid the death penalty.

    Following on the success of such books as The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh and The Family Romanov, this acclaimed nonfiction writer brings to heart-stopping life one of the most notorious crimes in our country’s history.

    About Murder Among Friends

    How did two teenagers brutally murder an innocent child…and why? And how did their brilliant lawyer save them from the death penalty in 1920s Chicago? Written by a prolific master of narrative nonfiction, this is a compulsively readable true-crime story based on an event dubbed the “crime of the century.”

    In 1924, eighteen-year-old college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb made a decision: they would commit the perfect crime by kidnapping and murdering a child they both knew. But they made one crucial error: as they were disposing of the body of young Bobby Franks, whom they had bludgeoned to death, Nathan’s eyeglasses fell from his jacket pocket.

    Multi-award-winning author Candace Fleming depicts every twist and turn of this harrowing case–how two wealthy, brilliant young men planned and committed what became known as the crime of the century, how they were caught, why they confessed, and how the renowned criminal defense attorney Clarence Darrow enabled them to avoid the death penalty.

    Following on the success of such books as The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh and The Family Romanov, this acclaimed nonfiction writer brings to heart-stopping life one of the most notorious crimes in our country’s history.

    About Murder Among Friends

    How did two teenagers brutally murder an innocent child…and why? And how did their brilliant lawyer save them from the death penalty in 1920s Chicago? Written by a prolific master of narrative nonfiction, this is a compulsively readable true-crime story based on an event dubbed the “crime of the century.”

    In 1924, eighteen-year-old college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb made a decision: they would commit the perfect crime by kidnapping and murdering a child they both knew. But they made one crucial error: as they were disposing of the body of young Bobby Franks, whom they had bludgeoned to death, Nathan’s eyeglasses fell from his jacket pocket.

    Multi-award-winning author Candace Fleming depicts every twist and turn of this harrowing case–how two wealthy, brilliant young men planned and committed what became known as the crime of the century, how they were caught, why they confessed, and how the renowned criminal defense attorney Clarence Darrow enabled them to avoid the death penalty.

    Following on the success of such books as The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh and The Family Romanov, this acclaimed nonfiction writer brings to heart-stopping life one of the most notorious crimes in our country’s history.

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    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Anne Schwartz Books
    Mar 29, 2022 | 368 Pages | 6 x 9 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593177426

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction

    Hardcover | $22.99
    Published by Anne Schwartz Books
    Mar 29, 2022 | 368 Pages | 6 x 9 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593177433

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Anne Schwartz Books
    Mar 29, 2022 | 368 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593177440

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $25.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Mar 29, 2022 | 443 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593506578
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    Praise

    ★ ”An absorbing saga sure to ensnare readers in its thrall.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

    ★ ”Fleming [is] a master of meticulously researched nonfiction…. Erudite, readable, and appalling.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    ★ “In the field of YA narrative nonfiction, Fleming continues to outdo herself.” —The Horn Book, starred review

    ★ “The engrossing true-crime narrative style and high-interest subject will likely make this a very popular pick among teen readers…. Thought-provoking reading sure to spark further conversations about crime and punishment.” —Booklist, starred review

    ★ ”A chilling page-turner with compelling psychoanalytic aspects not often seen in young adult nonfiction. Highly recommended.” —School Library Journal, starred review

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