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The Mankiller of Poojegai and other stories

Stories ranging from 19th century Italy to modern Africa.

Crippen & Landru, August 2007

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Walter Satterthwait - Miss Lizzie

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THE RETURN OF MISS LIZZIE

An Astounding, Amazing Offer. Three of them, actually.

I'm pleased to announce that my book MISS LIZZIE is now available in three different formats. Some of you may know that first American editions of LIZZIE are selling for anything from $350 to $700. It's always been one of my own favorites among my books, and over the years a number of people have expressed a certain fondness for it. Until now, they've been able to read it only in a library edition, and many of them have asked when they might be able to get a reasonably-priced copy of their own. Well, now they can. Actually, they can get any one of three different editions:

 

First, they can order the new Print on Demand version from www.iuniverse.com (ISBN: 0-595-00794-5, $20.95). This is an extremely handsome trade paperback edition, printed on good paper, and I'm very happy with the way it's turned out.

Anyone who'd like a signed copy of this edition (or signed and inscribed) can order it directly by sending a cashier's check or a money order for $25.00 to CG Designs; P.O. Box 29321; Santa Fe NM 87592. If you send a personal check, please remember that it will take at least a week to clear. And if you do want the book inscribed, please let me know how, and to whom, I should inscribe it. For express mail, add another two bucks.

Second, they can order a signed copy of the U.K. first edition hardcover copy from Ernie Bulow at www.buffalomedicine.com.

Third, they can now rent or buy an unabridged audio version of the book (cassette or cd) from www.recordedbooks.com. The book is narrated by Christine Moore, and I think she does a dandy job.

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Lizzie Borden strikes again! Or does she?

The year is 1921. Women have received the right to vote, prohibition has become the law of the land, and a generation has passed since the brutal murders in Fall River of Andrew Borden and his wife - murders for which their daughter, Lizzie, was tried and acquitted, murders that an entire nation remains convinced she was responsible for.

During her summer vacation along the Massachusetts shore, young Amanda Burton befriends her elderly next-door neighbor - the notorious Lizzie Borden. When Amanda finds the remains of her stepmother, who has been brutally axe-murdered, her secure world is instantly turned upside down. The police are certain they know the culprit: Miss Lizzie - especially since the crime bears an uncanny resemblance to the Fall River slayings.

With the inquisitive spirit of a thirteen-year-old, Amanda closely monitors the investigation and looks toward Miss Lizzie for support. Together the duo overcomes the bad feelings of the townfolk, and with the help of a hard-boiled Pinkerton agent and a suave local lawyer, Miss Lizzie sets out to clear her name.

Before the novel reaches its climax, Miss Lizzie's search uncovers the secrets that lie beneath the sleepy surface of a small seaside town, and whether she wills it or not, the events of what happened that torrid August day thirty years before.

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REVIEWS:

"a charming period-piece. . . Walter Satterthwait constucts an entertaining narrative that mixes 1921 New England ambience, budding romance, barenuckle fisticuffs and a suitably spooky finale." Tom Nolan, New York Times Book Review

"A fine read. Consistently, and amusingly, horrifying throughout. Easy to pick up, very hard to put down" Janwillem Van de Wetering

"A gripping and unhackneyed tour de force...a novel twist managed with aplomb" Kirkus Reviews

"With exquisite attention to detail, Walter Satterthwait breathes life into his characters... this mystery keeps readers guessing right up to one of the most exciting climaxes I've read . . . Hitchcock would have loved it" Florida Times Union

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LINKS:

Lizzie Borden
Information about the Bordens, the house and a virtual house tour.

Fall River Police Department - Lizzie Borden information.