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Lädt ... Murder in Little Egypt (1989)von Darcy O'Brien
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I hate when I start a book and can't focus on it due to the narrator. Sometimes it's their ridiculous accents or the way they mispronounce a word, etc... I'm not sure exactly what it is about this narrator but I'm just not connecting. Maybe I'll actually read this one in print. I'm not doing the audiobook though. Two and a half hours in and I still can't connect. To his patients in the impoverished area of Southern Illinois known as Little Egypt, general practitioner Dale Canvaness could do no wrong. His employees and family, however, saw another side to him--alcoholic, abusive and completely lacking in empathy for others. When two of Canvaness's four sons were found shot to death in separate incidents, it was hard for the residents of Saline County, IL to believe that their trusted physician had anything to do with it. The evidence told another story. Murder in Little Egypt is a frustrating read. Author Darcy O'Brien shares anecdote after anecdote describing Canvaness's mistreatment of those closest to him, yet the physician gets away with bad, even murderous, behavior time and again. Canvaness's second wife, who was one of O'Brien's informants for the book, is a particularly pathetic figure, always hoping against hope that her sociopathic husband would somehow change back into the fun-loving man she thought she had married. Detailed and slow-paced, this book is recommended for the true-crime reader with a strong tolerance for human failings. In December 1984 Dr. John Dale Cavaness was charged with the murder of his son Sean. The community was outraged and rose to his defense. What they didn’t know was that for years he had terrorized his family and his employees. He made disastrous financial investments and was a womanizer. No one spoke out because everyone was afraid of him. Seven years earlier Cavaness’ first son was found dead of homicide in the woods of Little Egypt. That murder has never been officially solved but many believe Cavaness is responsible for it. This is the story of what happens when greed is greater than the love a man has for his children. Meticulously researched and compelling written this is a fascinating account of the history of the area in Southern Illinois known as Little Egypt and the life of Dr. Cavaness and his family and how he was able to hide his predilections for power and money from almost everyone. I recommend this to true crime fans. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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New York Times Bestseller: The "fascinating" true story of John Dale Cavaness, a much-admired Illinois doctor--and the cold-blooded killer of his own son (The Washington Post). Fusing the narrative power of an award-winning novelist and the detailed research of an experienced investigator, author Darcy O'Brien unfolds the story of Dr. John Dale Cavaness, the southern Illinois physician and surgeon charged with the murder of his son Sean in December 1984. Outraged by the arrest of the skilled medical practitioner who selflessly attended to their needs, the people of Little Egypt, as the natives call their region, rose to his defense. But during the subsequent trial, a radically different, disquieting portrait of Dr. Cavaness would emerge. Throughout the three decades that he enjoyed the admiration and respect of his community, Cavaness was privately terrorizing his family, abusing his employees, and making disastrous financial investments. As more and more grisly details of the Cavaness case come to stark Midwestern light in O'Brien's chilling account, so too does the hidden gothic underside of rural America and its heritage of violence and blood. "A meticulous account . . . An implicit indictment of a culture that condones and encourages violent behavior in men." --The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating story, and Darcy O'Brien does a great job of structuring it for suspense." --The Washington Post "Riveting."--Publishers Weekly "A terrifying story of family violence and the community that honored the perpetrator." --Kirkus Reviews "Stunning material . . . Handled with justice and fastidiousness by a natural storyteller." --Seamus Heaney, winner of the Nobel Prize Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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