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Innocence and Arsenic: Studies in Crime and Literature

Borowitz, Albert

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Premature condolence notes to Alumni Club members seem like little more than vicious fun until a club member dies, and crime historian Paul Prye and his wife step in to uncover old grudges, embarrassing secrets, and a startling conclusion

This Club Frowns on Murder

Literature & Fiction

United States

St Martins Pr

In London, 1988, while on a walking tour retracing the scenes of Jack the Ripper's slaughters one hundred years before, Paul Prye and his wife Alice find that one of their group has been murdered

The Jack the Ripper Walking Tour Murder

"Dear Mrs. Richardson, I must let you know how I, and all the members of the Alumni Club, sympathize with you in John's untimely death."  In a time of sorrow such a note would be a welcome expression of condolence, but since John Richardson is very much alive when the note arrives, it's a bit disconcerting to his wife. Soon several members of the posh, exclusive, old world New York Alumni Club storm through its venerable portals waving similar notes. It appears that some disgruntled club member with a very macabre sense of humour is engaging in a little vicious fun. The humour quickly evaporates, however, when one of the club's members "accidentally" falls from a balcony. This prankster is in deadly earnest.  When true-crime historian Paul Prye and his wife Alice come to stay at the Club, their expert help is enlisted and they begin to make discreet inquiries about the poison-pen condolence letters. Paul soon discovers that beneath the placid, cultured surface of the Alumni Club whirls a maelstrom; old grudges, embarrassing secrets, and some implacable hatreds add up to something most definitely not in the membership rules -- murder.  --Book 2 of the The Paul and Alice Prye Mysteries

Random House Value Publishing

Recounts the murder of a crooked gambler in Regency England, explains why the murder captured the attention of the British public and discusses its social and legal implications

The Thurtell-Hunt Murder Case: Dark Mirror to Regency England

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Louisiana State University Press

The Woman Who Murdered Black Satin: The Bermondsey Horror

Genre Fiction

Ohio State Univ Pr

The Bermondsey Horror

Robson Books Ltd.

Examines the motives of terrorists, from ancient Greece to the present day  “A unique work of. . . history, made all the more interesting by its relevance to the time in which we live.”―James R. Elkins, editor of Legal Studies Forum In this timely study of the roots of terrorism, author Albert Borowitz deftly assesses the phenomenon of violent crime motivated by a craving for notoriety or self-glorification. He traces this particular brand of terrorism back to 356 BCE and the destruction of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus by arsonist Herostratos and then examines similar crimes through history to the present time, detailing many examples of what the author calls the “Herostratos Syndrome,” such as the attempted explosion of the Greenwich Observatory in 1894, the Taliban’s destruction of the giant Buddhas in Afghanistan, the assassination of John Lennon, the Unabomber strikes, and the attacks on the World Trade Center buildings. The study of terrorism requires interdisciplinary inquiry. Proving that terrorism cannot be the exclusive focus of a single field of scholarship, Borowitz presents this complex subject using sources based in religion, philosophy, history, Greek mythology, and world literature, including works of Chaucer, Cervantes, Mark Twain, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Terrorism for Self-Glorification, written in clear and direct prose, is original, thorough, and thought provoking. Scholars, specialists, and general readers will find their understanding of terrorism greatly enhanced by this book.

Terrorism For Self-Glorification: The Herostratos Syndrome (True Crime History)

The Kent State University Press

Crime has formed the basis of countless plots in music theater and opera. Several famous composers were murder victims or believed to be murdered, and one of the greatest Renaissance composers slaughtered his wife and her lover. In Musical Mysteries, renowned true crime historian Albert Borowitz turns his attention to the long and complex history of music and crime. The book is divided into two parts. The first addresses three aspects of musical crime: the clashes between envious and competitive musicians, the recurrent question of whether genius and criminality can coexist in the same soul, and the jarring contrast between the creative artist and the violent melodrama of everyday life. Borowitz explores eight infamous crimes and crime legends, including the suspected killing of Robert Cambert by his rival, opera composer Jean-Baptiste Lully; the lurid slaying by sixteenth-century madrigal composer Carlo Gesualdo of his unfaithful wife; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s supposed murder at the hands of Antonio Salieri; and the stalking and murder of John Lennon by Mark Chapman. The second part examines crimes in music, looking at such diverse examples as the “Song of Lamech,” the second biblical killer; the preoccupation of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas with corporate law and fraud; and the violent character of Jud Fry in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! This interdisciplinary study of musical crimes and criminals offers readers Borowitz’s characteristic close, learned analysis and insightful, engaging prose. Musical Mysteries will appeal to true crime aficionados as well as students of social and music history.

Musical Mysteries: From Mozart to John Lennon (True Crime History)

Arts & Photography

Music

"Dear Mrs. Richardson, I must let you know how I, and all the members of the Alumni Club, sympathize with you in John's untimely death." In a time of sorrow such a note would be a welcome expression of condolence, but since John Richardson is very much alive when the note arrives, it's a bit disconcerting to his wife. Soon several members of the posh, exclusive, old world New York Alumni Club storm through its venerable portals waving similar notes. It appears that some disgruntled club member with a very macabre sense of humour is engaging in a little vicious fun. The humour quickly evaporates, however, when one of the club's members "accidentally" falls from a balcony. This prankster is in deadly earnest. When true-crime historian Paul Prye and his wife Alice come to stay at the Club, their expert help is enlisted and they begin to make discreet inquiries about the poison-pen condolence letters. Paul soon discovers that beneath the placid, cultured surface of the Alumni Club whirls a maelstrom; old grudges, embarrassing secrets, and some implacable hatreds add up to something most definitely not in the membership rules -- murder. --Book 2 of the The Paul and Alice Prye Mysteries

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Atbosh Media Ltd.

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Innocence and Arsenic: Studies in Crime and Literature

This Club Frowns on Murder

The Jack the Ripper Walking Tour Murder

This Club Frowns on Murder

The Thurtell-Hunt Murder Case: Dark Mirror to Regency England

The Woman Who Murdered Black Satin: The Bermondsey Horror

The Bermondsey Horror

Terrorism For Self-Glorification: The Herostratos Syndrome (True Crime History)

Musical Mysteries: From Mozart to John Lennon (True Crime History)

This Club Frowns on Murder