num_pages: 378
description: Relates the story of the brutal murder of a young wife by her psychopathic husband and how it sparked a nasty custody battle over the couple's infant son between the murdered woman's sister and the killer's parents
language: English
title: In a Child's Name: The Legacy of a Mother's Murder
titlecomplete: In a Child's Name: The Legacy of a Mother's Murder
genres: Biography, Crime, True Story, Nonfiction, True Crime
ratings_count: 293
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Fact Crime
publisher: Simon & Schuster