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We Keep the Dead Close

byBecky Cooper

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 'Brilliant and extraordinary' Philippe Sands'Astonishing ... Cooper is one hell of a detective' Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, author of The Fact of a Body'Seductive ... Haunting' Ariel Levy, author of The Rules Do Not ApplyIn 1969, Jane Britton, an ambitious graduate student at Harvard, was found bludgeoned to death in her apartment. A whisper network kept Jane's story alive: a rumour of an affair with a professor that ended in tragedy when Britton threatened to expose him.Forty years later, when curious undergrad Becky Cooper first heard the story, she felt compelled to find out more. We Keep the Dead Close is an account of her complex and fascinating investigation spanning a decade.

Language

en

Published on

14/09/2021

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781786090553

Who is this book for? Readers interested in true crime, gender studies, and historical narratives.

Topics Gender InequalityViolenceObsession
MoodSuspenseful, Reflective
Female protagonist
RomanceMinor Subplot
ViolenceModerate

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