Title: The Borden murders
Description: In a compelling, linear narrative, Miller takes readers along as she investigates a brutal crime: the August 4, 1892, murders of wealthy and prominent Andrew and Abby Borden. The accused? Mild-mannered and highly respected Lizzie Borden, daughter of Andrew and stepdaughter of Abby. Most of what is known about Lizzie s arrest and subsequent trial (and acquittal) comes from sensationalized newspaper reports; as Miller sorts fact from fiction, and as a legal battle gets under way, a gripping portrait of a woman and a town emerges. With inserts featuring period photos and newspaper clippings and, yes, images from the murder scene readers will devour this nonfiction book that reads like fiction.
Subjects: Murder, Juvenile literature, Investigation, History, Borden, lizzie, 1860-1927, Trials, Murder, juvenile literature, Massachusetts, history, juvenile literature, New York Times reviewed
Places: Fall River (Mass.), Massachusetts, Fall River
People: Lizzie Borden (1860-1927), Abby Durfee Gray Borden (1828-1892), Andrew Jackson Borden (1822-1892)