A Great Fall,

by Mildred Savage

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671202197
• ISBN13: 9780671202194
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.

Customer Reviews

They Call The Wind "Miranda"

This local novel (as I live in Connecticut) was published in 1969 based on murder trial(s) that took place in 1966 and 1967. The victim was a housewife and mother with her mother-in-law living in her home. The accused murderer was the son of a family friend . This book is not so much about the actual murder, but an indictment on the investigative methods of the over-zealous police to pin the murder on the accused. Mix this with some serious in-house politics and you have a legit page-turner.The author actually attended the trial(s) and the testimony is verbatim. If you ever wondered what type of circumstances might have brought on the "Miranda" ruling (which took place in 1966) this book clearly illustrates why the accused rights needed to be undersood by the individual. I enjoyed it, and I hope you do as well.