| Who Named the Knife: A True Story of Murder and Memory Contributor(s): Spalding, Linda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307279200 ISBN-13: 9780307279200 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: When a murder occurs in beautiful Hawaii, the suspects are two young mainlanders on their honeymoon. Mayann Acker is eighteen-years-old. Her husband, William, is twenty-eight and just out of prison. Linda Spalding is chosen as a juror for Maryann's trail. Surprisingly, the chief witness against her is William. Spalding has her doubts, but on the last day of the trial she is abruptly dismissed from the jury. Maryann is found guilty. "Who Named the Knife "is the story of how, eighteen years later, Spalding tracks down Maryann and uncovers much more than the answer to the question of her innocence. A complex journey into the twists of fate that spin two lives down different paths, "Who Named the Knife "offers profound insight into the human heart. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - True Crime | Murder - General - Social Science | Violence In Society |
| Dewey: 364.152 |
| LCCN: 2007001937 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.24" W x 7.96" (0.45 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When a murder occurs in beautiful Hawaii, the suspects are two young mainlanders on their honeymoon. Mayann Acker is eighteen-years-old. Her husband, William, is twenty-eight and just out of prison.Linda Spalding is chosen as a juror for Maryann's trail. Surprisingly, the chief witness against her is William. Spalding has her doubts, but on the last day of the trial she is abruptly dismissed from the jury. Maryann is found guilty. Who Named the Knife is the story of how, eighteen years later, Spalding tracks down Maryann and uncovers much more than the answer to the question of her innocence. A complex journey into the twists of fate that spin two lives down different paths, Who Named the Knife offers profound insight into the human heart. |