Neil Chethik
"In The Murder of Marion Miley, author Beverly Bell takes literary crime-writing to new heights. Unearthing the remains of an actual 80-year-old crime—the murder of a world-class golfer in her prime—Bell creates a lyrical, page-turning novel about chance, class, and the strains of family bonds. Set in Kentucky's Bluegrass region in the weeks before and after Pearl Harbor, Bell's book recounts the crime while plunging us into the minds of an assortment of American characters of the 1940s. From its riveting opening scene, The Murder of Marion Miley is story-telling excellence."
From the Publisher
"Don't let Beverly Bell fool you: she must have been reporting live in 1941 from the scene of Lexington's most notorious crime. Bell writes with a golden erudition and preternatural imagination that keep the wide-eyed reader up all night think Truman Capote." Patty Friedmann, author of Where Do They All Come From?
"Marion Miley was one of the country's leading amateur golfers during the 1930s until her promising career was cut tragically short. Beverly Bell's engaging and meticulously researched book explores the twists and turns in the hunt to find Marion Miley's killers in one of the nation's most sensational murder cases. The Murder of Marion Miley is a story all golf fans should know." Michael Trostel, USGA Historian and author of Great Moments of the U.S. Open
"In The Murder of Marion Miley, author Beverly Bell takes literary crime-writing to new heights. Unearthing the remains of an actual 80-year-old crime the murder of a world-class golfer in her prime Bell creates a lyrical, page-turning novel about chance, class, and the strains of family bonds. Set in Kentucky's Bluegrass region in the weeks before and after Pearl Harbor, Bell's book recounts the crime while plunging us into the minds of an assortment of American characters of the 1940s. From its riveting opening scene, The Murder of Marion Miley is story-telling excellence." Neil Chethik, author of FatherLoss: How Sons of All Ages Come to Terms With the Deaths of Their Dads
Michael Trostel
"Marion Miley was one of the country's leading amateur golfers during the 1930s until her promising career was cut tragically short. Beverly Bell's engaging and meticulously researched book explores the twists and turns in the hunt to find Marion Miley's killers in one of the nation's most sensational murder cases. The Murder of Marion Miley is a story all golf fans should know."
Patty Friedmann
"Don't let Beverly Bell fool you: she must have been reporting live in 1941 from the scene of Lexington's most notorious crime. Bell writes with a golden erudition and preternatural imagination that keep the wide-eyed reader up all night—think Truman Capote."