New York: A Dell Book Published by Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1984. Previous Dealer Markings (Store Stamp on First Page of Front Matter (No Impediment to Text)); Light Creasing on Rear Cover; Heavy Creasing on Front Cover, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Moderately Soiled; Heavy Yellowing Due to Age. MURDER TOOK THEM OFF THE SOCIETY PAGES AND PUT THEM IN THE HEADLINES! Jay Robert Nash, Author of Bloodletters and Badmen. SUB-TITLE: Celebrity Slayings That Shocked America. CONTENTS: 1872 Edward S. "Ned" Stokes - Slayer of Big Jim Fisk; 1892 Carlyle Harris - Killer of a Secret Wife; 1906 Harry K. Thaw - The Millionaire Murderer; 1907 Dora Feldman McDonald - Murder for Love; 1909 Dr. Bennett Clarke Hyde - The Lethal Inheritance; 1910 Stanley Ketchel - Murder of a Champion; 1918 Charles Chapin - Debts That Killed; 1924 Kid McCoy - The Marrying Murderer; 1928 Arnold Rothstein - A Bullet for "Mr. Big"; 1930 Alfred "Jake" Lingle - End of a Tycoon Reporter; 1930 Jerry Buckley - Crusade of Death; 1935 Thelma Todd - A Silver Screen Mystery; 1943 Henry C. Heinz - One Burglary Too Many; 1958 The Turner-Stompanato Killing - A Family Affair; 1964 Candace Mossler - Millions and Murder; 1965 Tom Neal - The Self-Destructive Actor; 1968 Ramon Novarro - A Perversion That Killed; 1975 John S. Knight III - Death from Pleasure; 1976 Sal Mineo - the Murder of a Rebel; 1976 Claudine Longet - A Case of "Criminally Negligent Homicide"; 1978 Dan White - Death at the Seat of Power; 1980 Jean Struven Harris - A "Wronged" Woman's Fury; 1980 Allard Lowenstein - Death of a Do-Gooder; 1980 Dorothy Stratten - The Rise and Fall of a Playmate; 1980 Everett Clarke - Murder on the Stage; 1980 Michael J. Halberstam - The Genius-to-Genius Murder; 1980 John Lennon - The Slaying of a Superstar; 1979-1980 Claus von Bulow - Injecting the Big Sleep. SYNOPSIS: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN HEIRESS BECOMES HOMICIDAL... WHEN A SUPERSTAR BECOMES A SUSPECT... WHEN A MILLIONAIRE TURNS MURDERER? Railroad baron Jim Fisk...supergambler Arnold Rothstein...movie stars Sal Mineo and Thelma Todd...political movers and shakers like Harvey Milk and Allard Lowenstein--for all their wealth, power, and prestige, they were pathetically vulnerable to a killer's bullet. Harry K. Thaw, Kid McCoy, Claudine Longet, Jean Harris, and Claus von Bulow--they lived in the fast lane where dreams came true and every whim was gratified. Yet something drove them to crime. Here at last are their stories...stories of the slayings that riveted a nation...and of the greed, desire, and hatred behind the headlines. - and - THEY LIVED AT A PACE THAT DROVE THEM TO MURDER...OR MADE THEM VICTIMS. "Mad Harry" Thaw--He was crazy enough to shoot a man before a hundred witnesses. And wealthy enough to escape the death sentence. DR. BENNETT CLARKE HYDE--As the heir to millions, he had the perfect motive for murder...and, as the doctor who signed his victims' death certificates, the perfect means of covering it up. LANA TURNER--The was Hollywood's most alluring "sweater girl," but she gave her star performance as the lover of a vicious gigolo...and as the mother of the murderer. JEAN HARRIS--Beneath the refined veneer of the model headmistress lay a woman capable of destroying herself for love...or of killing her faithless lover. JOHN LENNON--He temporarily abandoned his career and his status as superstar to escape the pressures of fame and the adoration of his fans, but he could not escape the twisted envy of his assassin.. First Thus 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Fully Booked (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004242
Title: Murder Among the Mighty
Author: Nash, Jay Robert
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Good
Edition: First Thus 1st Printing
ISBN 10: 0440157625
ISBN 13: 9780440157625
Publisher: A Dell Book Published by Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1984
Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
Keywords: True Crime - Murder
Bookseller catalogs: True Crime - Murder;

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For a good portion of the 1990's, our family was interested in the idea of entering the used book business. We are all avid readers, book lovers, and book collectors who cannot pass a bookstore without popping in. Family trips to the library and our local used bookstore were a regularity while growing up. With each of us having interests in different genres (with a little overlapping here and there), we cover a lot of bases. The thought of having a store of our own was appealing, and the hunt was on - both for stock and a location.
We thought to combine under one roof many different things that would appeal to readers and book lovers. Not only used books, but some new items as well. Bookmarks (to ward off dog-eared pages), bookends (to keep those out-of-control collections under control), bookplates (to label books on the "Can I borrow that?" circuit to ensure that they always found their way home), book repair tape (to lend a helping hand to collectors with tattered favourites in their collections), and so on. With an interest in book-themed knick knacks as well, we had two sides to our would-be business: books and knick-knacks. Hence the business was born.
In the early part of 1998 we bought a commercial property, and in the summer we first opened our doors in a storefront in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada. With start-up stock consisting of a garage full of books hand-picked for just such a venture that we purchased from someone who changed their plans, we were in business.
For several years we operated in this storefront, growing our business and learning about the industry and the backbone of it - the customers. It was very satisfying to be present at the end of someone's book quest, as we were quite often. Many a time we heard shouts of joy from somewhere in the shop as customers happened upon just what they'd been looking for (oftentimes for quite a while). At other times, people would approach us with bits and pieces of information that they remembered from long ago favourites in hopes that we could at least help them come up with an author or title to help in their search, which we often times did, with the book in hand. And when we couldn't come up with anything on our own, we would pick the brains of other customers in conversation, or turn to the internet for help for them. For us, quality and selection of stock go hand-in-hand with customer service. One isn't much good without the other.
But times, people, places, and lives change and after several years in our storefront we made a change of our own - in 2004 we relocated to the internet. Now a home-based business in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, we are gradually bringing our inventory online here.
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