The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago

With a thrilling, fast-paced narrative, award-winning journalist Douglas Perry vividly captures the sensationalized circus atmosphere that gave rise to the concept of the celebrity criminal- and gave Chicago its most famous story. The Girls of Murder City recounts two scandalous, sex-fueled murder cases and how an intrepid "girl reporter" named Maurine Watkins turned the beautiful, media-savvy suspects-"Stylish Belva" and "Beautiful Beulah"-into the talk of the town. Fueled by rich period detail and a cast of characters who seemed destined for the stage, The Girls of Murder City is a crackling tale that simultaneously presents the freewheeling spirit of the Jazz Age and its sober repercussions.

Author: Douglas Perry
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 07/26/2011
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.83w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780143119227