
50 States of Murder
an atlas of american crime
$48.81
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
8 December 2025
Summary
50 States of Murder: A Chilling Journey Through American Crime
From true crime master Harold Schechter, author of Murderabilia, comes 50 States of Murder, a geographic telling of some of the most notorious but lesser-known murders for each US State.
Filled with hundreds of entries organized by location, 50 States of Murder is both a lively and chilling work of storytelling and an authoritative survey of the homicidal history of the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781523524143 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1523524146 |
| Author: | Harold Schechter |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Workman Adult |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 8 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 226mm x 148mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“Nothing seems to capture the attention of true-crime aficionados like a good murder, and this compilation brings together over 200 examples… This will be of interest to collections supporting avid armchair crime fighters.”–Booklist
About The Author
Harold Schechter
Harold Schechter, a two-time Edgar nominee, has published more than 30 true crime titles, including five 100K+ copy bestsellers. His most recent work, Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer, just published (March 9, 2021). He has taught literature and myth criticism for more than 40 years at Queens College/CUNY and is a murderabilia collector himself.
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