Murder in Little Egypt - Hardcover

O'Brien, Darcy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688071376 ISBN 13: 9780688071370

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 1988

Synopsis

Relates the true story of beloved family practitioner Dr. Dale Cavaness, who murdered two of his grown sons in order to collect on the insurance policies taken out on each of them

About this title

About the Author:

Darcy O’Brien (1939–1998) was born in Los Angeles, California. He is a bestselling author of eleven works of fiction and nonfiction, including the PEN/Hemingway Award–winning novel A Way of Life, Like Any Other, based on his experiences with his movie-star parents, George O’Brien and Marguerite Churchill; The Hidden Pope, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize; The Hillside Stranglers, which became a bestseller and was made into an NBC TV movie; and Murder in Little Egypt, winner of the Edgar Award. O’Brien’s knowledge of the field of criminal justice made him a frequent speaker and panelist on television and radio, and he published numerous articles in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, among others.

From Publishers Weekly:

The southern triangle of Illinois has been known as Egypt or Little Egypt since 1832, when northern Illinoisans journeyed there to buy corn after a difficult winter. In this riveting historical true-crime acount, we read about John Dale Cavaness, who grew up there and returned to practice medicine when he completed his training. With his second wife he had four sons and became one of the most beloved men in the area, often treating patients without charge. But at home he was tyrannical, beating his wife and eventually leaving her for his mistress, and criticizing his sons. University of Tulsa English professor O'Brien ( The Silver Spooner ) shows how this complex human being disintegrated, turning to drink and drugs and squandering his considerable income on chimerical schemes, until he killed two of his sons, presumably to collect the insurance. Convicted and sentenced to death, Cavaness committed suicide in prison. Literary Guild alternate.
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About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0688071376
• ISBN 13: 9780688071370
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 340