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For the Thrill of It

For the Thrill of It | Simon Baatz

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It was a crime that shocked the nation: the brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were intellectuals—too smart, they believed, for the police to catch them. When they were apprehended, state's attorney Robert Crowe was certain that no defense could save the ruthless killers from the gallows. But the families of the confessed murderers hired Clarence Darrow, entrusting the lives of their sons to the most famous lawyer in America in what would be one of the most sensational criminal trials in the history of American justice. Set against the backdrop of the 1920s—a time of prosperity, self-indulgence, and hedonistic excess in a lawless city on the brink of anarchy—For the Thrill of It draws the reader into a world of speakeasies and flappers, of gangsters and gin parties, with a spellbinding narrative of Jazz Age murder and mystery.

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For the Thrill of It | Simon Baatz

Meh

so-so

Well written and concerning an interesting true crime case but it turned into more of a book about the lawyers than either the perpetrators or the victim. I did like it but maybe I‘d have preferred more of a focus on the victims family and the community etc rather than the lawyers

#scarathlon2022 @Clwojick +16

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For the Thrill of It | Simon Baatz

#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Prompt: In Cold Blood

Cathythoughts I‘ve never see the In Cold Blood movie. I‘d like to see that one. 3y

TheSpineView @Cathythoughts I haven't either. Even before. Y time!š‚ 3y

KristiAhlers Y‘all that movie is so good! In Cold Blood. I read the book than watched the movie years ago. 3y

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For the Thrill of It | Simon Baatz

Heard about this one after reading ā€killers of the flower moonā€¯ and finally got my hands on it

RebL As an Oklahoman, I devoured Killers of the Flower Moon. It's weird thinking it will be a Scorsese movie. How did it lead you to this book? 4y

Dcueto @RebL I hear ya. Im excited for the movie. I had absolutely no idea about any of it, and was so angered as I read it. I learned about this book bc once I was done, it came up as a recommended read 4y

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