Furious Hours
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What’s it about?
In 1970s Alabama, a preacher suspected of murdering five family members for insurance money is shot dead at a funeral—and his killer is hailed as a hero, sparking a true crime saga that captivated Harper Lee.
You’ll learn
- How insurance fraud enabled serial murder
- The limits of justice in the rural South
- Why Harper Lee abandoned her true crime book
- Moral ambiguity in vigilante justice