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Two Truths and a Lie : A Murder, a Private Investigator, and Her Search for Justice by Ellen McGarrahan (2021, Hardcover)
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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100812998669
ISBN-139780812998665
eBay Product ID (ePID)236569161
Product Key Features
Book TitleTwo Truths and a Lie : a Murder, a Private Investigator, and Her Search for Justice
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicMurder / General, Judicial Power, Personal Memoirs, Criminology
GenreLaw, True Crime, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorEllen Mcgarrahan
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight20.5 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
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LCCN2020-009767
Reviews"The experience of inhabiting that investigation with McGarrahan is so intense readers should experience it for themselves. For me, the even deeper draw here is McGarrahan's struggle to come to terms with the evil she was drawn into as a young reporter." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air "Extremely entertaining . . . McGarrahan's obsession with rooting out the truth in the case leads her [to] Florida, Ireland and Australia, where she tracks down any detail that might potentially help her know what happened." -- The New York Times "This riveting read is the memoir of a reporter-turned-private investigator who looks back at the case that snagged her imagination." -- Marie Claire (The 10 Best True Crime Books of 2021) "[A] compelling true-crime debut." -- Bustle (most anticipated books of February 2021) "A spellbinding memoir . . . Among the truest of true crime stories ever written . . . McGarrahan's story renders the tawdriness and banality of crime, the frustrating limits of witnesses and evidence, the hazy frontier between truth and lies, the slipperiness of culpability." -- The Washington Post "Both admirable and harrowing . . . I highly recommend Two Truths and a Lie if you're looking for a gripping, fast-paced book with a thoughtful and insightful premise." -- True Crime Index "In these beautifully written pages we find both a page-turning whodunit and a sobering assessment of the American justice system." --Heather Ann Thompson, author of Blood in the Water " Two Truths and a Lie is a masterpiece--more honest than In Cold Blood and more profound than The Executioner's Song. A brilliant addition to the literature of crime and punishment." --David Von Drehle, New York Times bestselling author of Triangle "Both mesmerizing page-turner and haunting meditation on various shades of guilt . . . As the best stories do, Two Truths and a Lie leads us through a fascinating case at breakneck speed, until we find ourselves confronting the elusive nature of truth itself." --Claudia Rowe, author of The Spider and the Fly "My heart was in my throat through each page of this captivating memoir of a private investigator's search for truth, justice, and resolution." --Sarah Gerard, author of Sunshine State "McGarrahan's eagle eye and relentless drive to learn the truth--whatever it may be--carry us with her on this powerful and fascinating journey." --Eilene Zimmerman, author of Smacked "Journalist and private investigator McGarrahan's debut is an engrossing, authoritative fusion of true crime and memoir . . . An accomplished, unsettling look at a confounding crime and larger issues of memory, culpability, and punishment." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Riveting . . . gut-wrenchingly good."-- Shelf Awareness, "The experience of inhabiting that investigation with McGarrahan is so intense readers should experience it for themselves. For me, the even deeper draw here is McGarrahan's struggle to come to terms with the evil she was drawn into as a young reporter." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air "Extremely entertaining . . . McGarrahan's obsession with rooting out the truth in the case leads her [to] Florida, Ireland and Australia, where she tracks down any detail that might potentially help her know what happened." -- The New York Times "This riveting read is the memoir of a reporter-turned-private investigator who looks back at the case that snagged her imagination." -- Marie Claire "[A] compelling true-crime debut." -- Bustle "A spellbinding memoir . . . Among the truest of true crime stories ever written . . . McGarrahan's story renders the tawdriness and banality of crime, the frustrating limits of witnesses and evidence, the hazy frontier between truth and lies, the slipperiness of culpability." -- The Washington Post "Both admirable and harrowing . . . I highly recommend Two Truths and a Lie if you're looking for a gripping, fast-paced book with a thoughtful and insightful premise." -- True Crime Index "In these beautifully written pages we find both a page-turning whodunit and a sobering assessment of the American justice system." --Heather Ann Thompson, author of Blood in the Water " Two Truths and a Lie is a masterpiece--more honest than In Cold Blood and more profound than The Executioner's Song. A brilliant addition to the literature of crime and punishment." --David Von Drehle, New York Times bestselling author of Triangle "Both mesmerizing page-turner and haunting meditation on various shades of guilt . . . As the best stories do, Two Truths and a Lie leads us through a fascinating case at breakneck speed, until we find ourselves confronting the elusive nature of truth itself." --Claudia Rowe, author of The Spider and the Fly "My heart was in my throat through each page of this captivating memoir of a private investigator's search for truth, justice, and resolution." --Sarah Gerard, author of Sunshine State "McGarrahan's eagle eye and relentless drive to learn the truth--whatever it may be--carry us with her on this powerful and fascinating journey." --Eilene Zimmerman, author of Smacked "Journalist and private investigator McGarrahan's debut is an engrossing, authoritative fusion of true crime and memoir . . . An accomplished, unsettling look at a confounding crime and larger issues of memory, culpability, and punishment." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Riveting . . . gut-wrenchingly good."-- Shelf Awareness, "In these beautifully written pages, the decades-long quest of journalist-turned-private detective Ellen McGarrahan to come to terms with an unusually cruel death-row execution that she witnessed early in her career becomes both page-turning whodunit and sobering assessment of the American justice system. We walk, at times nervously, in McGarrahan's footsteps as she reinvestigates the brutal murder that led to that ugly execution, and we find ourselves weeping with her when it becomes clear that there is only one thing of which we can be certain: In our country, meting out punishment is far easier than seeking, finding, and telling the truth." --Heather Ann Thompson, author of Blood in the Water " Two Truths and a Lie is a masterpiece--more honest than In Cold Blood and more profound than The Executioner's Song. This riveting memoir of a private investigator's search for the buried truth about a shocking tragedy is a brilliant addition to the literature of crime and punishment." --David Von Drehle, New York Times bestselling author of Triangle " Two Truths and a Lie is both mesmerizing page-turner and haunting meditation on various shades of guilt. Ellen McGarrahan is an investigator with the storytelling chops of a novelist, and her tour de force goes well beyond traditional true crime. As the best stories do, Two Truths and a Lie leads us through a fascinating case at breakneck speed, until we find ourselves confronting the elusive nature of truth itself." --Claudia Rowe, author of The Spider and the Fly "In this riveting book, Ellen McGarrahan re-examines a crime that has haunted her for thirty years. Her life was forever changed after she witnessed the electric-chair execution of a man held responsible for two murders--an execution that went horribly wrong. In Two Truths and a Lie, McGarrahan, then a journalist and now a private investigator, sets out to unravel the details of this complicated case and discover if the right person was put to death or if her reporting contributed to a terrible miscarriage of justice. McGarrahan's eagle eye and relentless drive to learn the truth--whatever it may be--carry us with her on this powerful and fascinating journey." --Eilene Zimmerman, author of Smacked, "In these beautifully written pages we find both a page-turning whodunit and a sobering assessment of the American justice system. We walk, at times nervously, in McGarrahan's footsteps as she reinvestigates the brutal murder that led to that ugly execution, and we find ourselves weeping with her when it becomes clear that there is only one thing of which we can be certain: In our country, meting out punishment is far easier than seeking, finding, and telling the truth." --Heather Ann Thompson, author of Blood in the Water " Two Truths and a Lie is a masterpiece--more honest than In Cold Blood and more profound than The Executioner's Song. A brilliant addition to the literature of crime and punishment." --David Von Drehle, New York Times bestselling author of Triangle "Both mesmerizing page-turner and haunting meditation on various shades of guilt . . . As the best stories do, Two Truths and a Lie leads us through a fascinating case at breakneck speed, until we find ourselves confronting the elusive nature of truth itself." --Claudia Rowe, author of The Spider and the Fly "My heart was in my throat through each page of this captivating memoir of a private investigator's search for truth, justice, and resolution. McGarrahan chases her story across the globe, drawing near to a cast of fascinating and dangerous characters along the way. All important stories involve some risk, and McGarrahan laid her life on the line for this one." --Sarah Gerard, author of Sunshine State "McGarrahan's eagle eye and relentless drive to learn the truth--whatever it may be--carry us with her on this powerful and fascinating journey." --Eilene Zimmerman, author of Smacked "[A] vivid re-examination of a puzzling double murder . . . Journalist and private investigator McGarrahan's debut is an engrossing, authoritative fusion of true crime and memoir....a An accomplished, unsettling look at a confounding crime and larger issues of memory, culpability, and punishment." --Kirkus (starred review) "Journalist-turned-PI McGarrahan brings readers along on her affecting quest to discover the truth about who killed two law enforcement officers in 1976 Florida. . . . McGarrahan's blend of detective work and insights into the criminal justice system makes this must reading for fans of Errol Morris's The Thin Blue Line ." --Publishers Weekly (starred review), "In these beautifully written pages we find both a page-turning whodunit and a sobering assessment of the American justice system. We walk, at times nervously, in McGarrahan's footsteps as she reinvestigates the brutal murder that led to that ugly execution, and we find ourselves weeping with her when it becomes clear that there is only one thing of which we can be certain: In our country, meting out punishment is far easier than seeking, finding, and telling the truth." --Heather Ann Thompson, author of Blood in the Water " Two Truths and a Lie is a masterpiece--more honest than In Cold Blood and more profound than The Executioner's Song. A brilliant addition to the literature of crime and punishment." --David Von Drehle, New York Times bestselling author of Triangle "Both mesmerizing page-turner and haunting meditation on various shades of guilt . . . As the best stories do, Two Truths and a Lie leads us through a fascinating case at breakneck speed, until we find ourselves confronting the elusive nature of truth itself." --Claudia Rowe, author of The Spider and the Fly "My heart was in my throat through each page of this captivating memoir of a private investigator's search for truth, justice, and resolution. McGarrahan chases her story across the globe, drawing near to a cast of fascinating and dangerous characters along the way. All important stories involve some risk, and McGarrahan laid her life on the line for this one." --Sarah Gerard, author of Sunshine State "McGarrahan's eagle eye and relentless drive to learn the truth--whatever it may be--carry us with her on this powerful and fascinating journey." --Eilene Zimmerman, author of Smacked "[A] vivid re-examination of a puzzling double murder . . . Journalist and private investigator McGarrahan's debut is an engrossing, authoritative fusion of true crime and memoir....a An accomplished, unsettling look at a confounding crime and larger issues of memory, culpability, and punishment." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Journalist-turned-PI McGarrahan brings readers along on her affecting quest to discover the truth about who killed two law enforcement officers in 1976 Florida. . . . McGarrahan's blend of detective work and insights into the criminal justice system makes this must reading for fans of Errol Morris's The Thin Blue Line ." --Publishers Weekly (starred review), " Two Truths and a Lie is a masterpiece--more honest than In Cold Blood and more profound than The Executioner's Song. This riveting memoir of a private investigator's search for the buried truth about a shocking tragedy is a brilliant addition to the literature of crime and punishment." --David Von Drehle, New York Times bestselling author of Triangle: The Fire That Changed America "In this riveting book, Ellen McGarrahan re-examines a crime that has haunted her life for thirty years: a double murder she chronicled as a journalist in the late 1970s. Her life was forever changed when she witnessed the electric-chair execution of the man held responsible for those murders--an execution gone horribly wrong. In Two Truths and A Lie, McGarrahan, now a private investigator, sets out to unravel the details of this complicated case to find out if the right man was put to death or if her reporting contributed to a terrible miscarriage of justice. Her eagle eye and relentless drive to learn the truth--whatever it may be--carry us with her on this powerful and fascinating journey." --Eilene Zimmerman, author of Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy, "What sets Ellen McGarrahan's just-published true crime book, Two Truths and a Lie, above so many others I've read is the moral gravity of her presence on the page and the hollow-voiced lyricism of her writing style. . . . The experience of inhabiting that investigation with McGarrahan is so intense readers should experience it for themselves. For me, the even deeper draw here is McGarrahan's struggle to come to terms with the evil she was drawn into as a young reporter." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air "Extremely entertaining . . . McGarrahan's obsession with rooting out the truth in the case leads her [to] Florida, Ireland and Australia, where she tracks down any detail that might potentially help her know what happened." -- The New York Times "In these beautifully written pages we find both a page-turning whodunit and a sobering assessment of the American justice system. We walk, at times nervously, in McGarrahan's footsteps as she reinvestigates the brutal murder that led to that ugly execution, and we find ourselves weeping with her when it becomes clear that there is only one thing of which we can be certain: In our country, meting out punishment is far easier than seeking, finding, and telling the truth." --Heather Ann Thompson, author of Blood in the Water " Two Truths and a Lie is a masterpiece--more honest than In Cold Blood and more profound than The Executioner's Song. A brilliant addition to the literature of crime and punishment." --David Von Drehle, New York Times bestselling author of Triangle "Both mesmerizing page-turner and haunting meditation on various shades of guilt . . . As the best stories do, Two Truths and a Lie leads us through a fascinating case at breakneck speed, until we find ourselves confronting the elusive nature of truth itself." --Claudia Rowe, author of The Spider and the Fly "My heart was in my throat through each page of this captivating memoir of a private investigator's search for truth, justice, and resolution. McGarrahan chases her story across the globe, drawing near to a cast of fascinating and dangerous characters along the way. All important stories involve some risk, and McGarrahan laid her life on the line for this one." --Sarah Gerard, author of Sunshine State "McGarrahan's eagle eye and relentless drive to learn the truth--whatever it may be--carry us with her on this powerful and fascinating journey." --Eilene Zimmerman, author of Smacked "[A] vivid re-examination of a puzzling double murder . . . Journalist and private investigator McGarrahan's debut is an engrossing, authoritative fusion of true crime and memoir....a An accomplished, unsettling look at a confounding crime and larger issues of memory, culpability, and punishment." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Journalist-turned-PI McGarrahan brings readers along on her affecting quest to discover the truth about who killed two law enforcement officers in 1976 Florida. . . . McGarrahan's blend of detective work and insights into the criminal justice system makes this must reading for fans of Errol Morris's The Thin Blue Line ." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Dewey Decimal364.152/3092
SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - In this "spellbinding memoir" ( The Washington Post ), a private investigator revisits the case that has haunted her for decades and sets out on a deeply personal quest to sort truth from lies. FINALIST FOR THE EDGAR(R) AWARD - "Beautifully written."--Heather Ann Thompson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Blood in the Water In 1990, Ellen McGarrahan was a young reporter for the Miami Herald when she covered the execution of Jesse Tafero, a man convicted of murdering two police officers. When it later emerged that Tafero may have been innocent, McGarrahan was appalled by her unquestioning acceptance of the state's version of events. The revelation propelled her into a new career as a private investigator. Decades later, McGarrahan finally decides to find out the truth of what really happened in Florida. Her investigation plunges her back into the Miami of the 1960s and 1970s, a dangerous world of nightclubs, speed boats, and cartels, all awash in violence. She combs through stacks of court files and interviews everyone involved in the case. But even as McGarrahan circles closer to the truth, the story of guilt and innocence becomes more complex, and she gradually discovers that she hasn't been alone in her need for closure. Because whenever a human life is forcibly taken--by bullet, or by electric chair--the reckoning is long and difficult for all. A fascinating glimpse into the mind of a private investigator, Two Truths and a Lie is ultimately a deeply personal exploration of one woman's quest to find answers in a chaotic world., The real-life story of one of the top private investigators in the country and the case that haunts her: a death row execution that may have killed an innocent man, EDGAR AWARD FINALIST * A private investigator revisits the case that has haunted her for decades and sets out on a deeply personal quest to sort truth from lies. CLUE AWARD FINALIST * "[A] haunting memoir, which also unfolds as a gripping true-crime narrative . . . This is a powerful, unsettling story, told with bracing honesty and skill."-- The Washington Post A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * One of Marie Claire 's Ten Best True Crime Books of the Year Ellen McGarrahan was a young journalist for The Miami Herald in 1990 when she witnessed the botched execution of convicted killer Jesse Tafero: flames and smoke and three jolts of the electric chair. When evidence later emerged casting doubt on Tafero's guilt, McGarrahan found herself haunted by his fiery death. Had she witnessed the execution of an innocent man? Decades later, McGarrahan, now a successful private investigator, is still gripped by the mystery and infamy of the Tafero case, and decides she must investigate it herself. Her quest will take her around the world and deep into the harrowing heart of obsession, and as questions of guilt and innocence become more complex, McGarrahan discovers she is not alone in her need for closure. For whenever a human life is taken by violence, the reckoning is long and difficult for all. A rare and vivid account of a private investigator's real life and a classic true-crime tale, Two Truths and a Lie is ultimately a profound meditation on truth, grief, complicity, and justice.
LC Classification NumberHV8079.H6M388 2021
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