Deer Creek Drive: A Reckoning of Memory and Murder in the Mississippi Delta

by Beverly Lowry

Book Overview

The stunning true story of a murder that rocked the Mississippi Delta and forever shaped one author's life and perception of home.

"Mix together a bloody murder in a privileged white family, a false accusation against a Black man, a suspicious town, a sensational trial with colorful lawyers, and a punishment that didn't fit the crime, and you have the best of southern gothic fiction. But the very best part is that the story is true."...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525657231
• ISBN13: 9780525657231
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.7" x 9.5"