Furious Hours: Murder\, Fraud\, and th e Last Trial of Harper Lee \;is a true-crime story. \; In the 1970's Reverend Willie Maxwell was a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members. \; His motive was insurance money. \; Maxwell was acquitted of his crimes\, thanks to the expertise of his shrew d lawyer. Several years later\, Maxwell was murdered at the funeral of his 16-year-old stepdaughter\, by the girl's brother Robert Burns. \; Bur ns was acquitted of his crime\, by reason of insanity\, by the same lawyer who had succeeded in keeping Reverend Maxwell out of jail.
\nBelove d author Harper Lee\, attended Burns's Alabama trial. \; Lee's intenti on in attending the standing-room-only trial\, was to write her own true-c rime story surrounding Maxwell's supposed crimes. Though Lee was never abl e to finish the book\, or as some say\, never able to get the book off the ground\, author Casey Cep took up the challenge. \; With countless ho urs of her own research and access to Lee's notes and research\, Cep has w oven the fascinating tale for us of Reverend Maxwell\, his savvy lawyer\, Maxwell's murderer\, and the life and writing challenges of writer Harper Lee.
\nDon't miss this exciting discussion! \; Register to recei ve the link to the Zoom meeting the day before the event. \; Copies of Cep's books can be found in our catalog. \; Signed co pies will be available for purchase at The White Rabbit bookstore in Calif ornia\, Md.
\nIf you require an ASL interpreter or other accommo dation for this event\, please contact us at virtualservices@stmlib.org \;with as much notice as possible\, but no later than five business days before the event date.
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