Anatomy of a Murder

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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 successful and now classic Otto Preminger film. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. It's a pitched battle, this trial, a bare-knuckle no-holds-barred brawl in which just about anything goes as long as you word it right.

What follows is one of the most brilliant courtroom dramas of all time, as Polly puts together his defence and minutely examines the seething emotions under the placid surface of his town. I have read the book several times (a while ago now) and , of course, seen the Film version with James Stewart as the main character.The second half is 250 pages of courtroom drama, and the details are exhausting, with some more hammy dialogue thrown in. I was fascinated by the approach it took to a murder, knowing guilt at the outset, then truly hoping that innocence by means of insanity would be proven. For example, there was the time a kid farted really loudly during my lecture about gerunds, and there were a bunch of accusations and counter-accusations about who dealt it and who smelt it and who denied it and who supplied it. He is also the author of Trout Madness , People Versus Kirk , and Laughing Whitefish , among other works. There were no magazines, not even Newsweek, and no pictures on the walls save an enlarged framed snapshot of Maida's favorite saddle horse, Balsam.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. 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.Ostensibly I lived at my mother's house on Hematite Street, but by tacit agreement I usually slept at my office—in Grandma's old parlor—and used my old quarters in the family homestead mostly for storing my fishing gear in the winter and my guns and snowshoes and skis in summer. In the end, Lieutenant Manion is the most enigmatic character, which is ironic since he’s the defendant and the impetus for everything. Paul Biegler, now in private law practice in Iron Cliff County, gives a first person report — how he came to defend Lt. He is also the author of Trout Madness, People Versus Kirk, and Laughing Whitefish, among other works.

Problem is, while perfectly human and understandable, it was still murder, and Manny's been in jail ever since, trial pending. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. P. (the upper peninsula of the state of Michigan, an area I know very well), and the judge has to warn the jury and the courtroom that if someone rapes your wife you can not take matters in your own hands and kill the rapist. The aforementioned philosophical conversations are fascinating, of course, but the on-going banter between Biegler and his law partner never failed to delight.It takes the reader through the entire process of a murder trial, seen through the eyes of the defense attorney. At forty, Paul Biegler's world seemed to have come to an end: after ten years as DA in his small town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the people had elected a new hero, a young army veteran. Reader's noteEnjoy another piece of classic literary history with this rare, vintage book by Robert Traver. After all, there was no rush; boys would surely be boys; and to her mind I was, in my early forties, still little more than a fumbling adolescent. While I've been reading legal thrillers by John Grisham for the last fifteen years, I'd never heard of this 1950s-era novel.