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A gripping tale of deceit, murder, and a sensational trial, Anatomy of a Murder is unmatched in the authenticity of its settings, events, and characters. This new edition should delight both loyal fans of the past and an entire new generation of readers. 437 pages, Paperback. First published December 1, 1958.
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Mar 15, 1983 · First published by St. Martin's in 1958, Robert Traver's Anatomy of a Murder immediately became the number-one bestseller in America, and was subsequently turned into the now classic Otto Preminger film of the same name, starring Jimmy Stewart and Duke Ellington.
- John D. Voelker
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- St. Martin's Griffin
The best courtroom drama I've ever read and one of the best murder mysteries I've read lies within the pages of Anatomy of a Murder by Robert Traver, released over half a century ago. Compelling and moving steadily from beginning to end, the book never lets up in its tension and suspense and I was surprised what I learned about courtroom ...
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May 13, 2014 · First published by St. Martin's in 1958, Robert Traver's Anatomy of a Murder immediately became the number-one bestseller in America, and was subsequently turned into the now classic Otto Preminger film of the same name, starring Jimmy Stewart and Duke Ellington.
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Read an Excerpt. Anatomy of a Murder. PART ONE. Before the Trial. chapter 1. The mine whistles were tooting midnight as I drove down Main Street hill. It was a warm moonlit Sunday night in mid-August and I was arriving home from a long weekend of trout fishing in the Oxbow Lake district with my old hermit friend Danny McGinnis, who lives there all year round.
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- St. Martin's Publishing Group
Robert Traver's Anatomy of a Murder is a classic novel of crime and justice, based on a real case that shocked the nation. Follow the twists and turns of the trial, the legal strategies, and the human drama, as a small-town lawyer faces a formidable prosecution in a fight for his client's life. This is the book that inspired the acclaimed movie by Otto Preminger, with a foreword by Scott Turow.
Anatomy of a Murder. Robert Traver. Macmillan, Mar 15, 1983 - Fiction - 437 pages. First published by St. Martin's in 1958, Robert Traver's Anatomy of a Murder immediately became the number-one bestseller in America, and was subsequently turned into the now classic Otto Preminger film of the same name, starring Jimmy Stewart and Duke Ellington.