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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781493050918
- Book Title
- Details Are Unprintable : Wayne Lonergan and the Sensational Cafe Society Murder
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- True Crime, Social Science
- Topic
- Sociology / General, General
- Item Weight
- 20 oz
- Item Width
- 6.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1493050915
ISBN-13
9781493050918
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19038369209
Product Key Features
Book Title
Details Are Unprintable : Wayne Lonergan and the Sensational Cafe Society Murder
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
Sociology / General, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
True Crime, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
20 oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-004418
Reviews
"Allan Levine's extraordinary reconstruction of a high-society murder case that drove World War Two from the tabloid front pages in 1940s New York City offers a fascinating exploration of the New York social scene and the place of homosexuality, closeted or not, within it. It's also a page-turning legal procedural that gracefully gives lay readers a vivid narrative of a hard-fought trial, as well as post-trial developments that unfolded during a revolution in the rights of criminal defendants." --Daniel Richman, former federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, "Allan Levine's extraordinary reconstruction of a high-society murder case that drove World War Two from the tabloid front pages in 1940s New York City offers a fascinating exploration of the New York social scene and the place of homosexuality, closeted or not, within it. It's also a page-turning legal procedural that gracefully gives lay readers a vivid narrative of a hard-fought trial, as well as post-trial developments that unfolded during a revolution in the rights of criminal defendants."--Daniel Richman, former federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York
Synopsis
The narrative of Details Are Unprintable primarily unfolds over a seven-month period from October 1943 to April 1944--from the moment the body of twenty-two-year old Patricia Burton Lonergan is discovered in the bedroom of her New York City Beekman Hill apartment, to the arrest of her husband of two years, Wayne Lonergan, for her murder, and his subsequent trial and conviction. But this story goes back in time to the 1920s, when Wayne Lonergan grew up in Toronto and then forward to his post-prison life following his deportation to Canada. It is the chronicle of Lonergan in denial as a bisexual or gay man living in an intolerant and morally superior heterosexual world; and of Patricia, rich and entitled, a seeker of attention, who loved a night out on the town--all set against the fast pace of New York's ostentatious café society. Part True Crime and part a social history of New York City in the 1940s, this book transports readers to the New York World's Fair of 1939 when Patricia's father William Burton first encountered Lonergan; the Stork Club, 21 Club, and El Morocco to experience with Patricia a night of drinking champagne cocktails and dancing; and the muggy New York courtroom where Lonergan's fate was decided. What truly happened on that tragic night in October 24, 1943? Should we accept Lonergan's confession at face value as the jury did? Or was he indeed a victim of physical and mental abuse by the state prosecutors and the police, as he maintained for the rest of his life? This book considers these, and other, key questions., The narrative of Details Are Unprintable primarily unfolds over a seven-month period from October 1943 to April 1944-from the moment the body of twenty-two-year old Patricia Burton Lonergan is discovered in the bedroom of her New York City Beekman Hill apartment, to the arrest of her husband of two years, Wayne Lonergan, for her murder, and his ......, The narrative of Details Are Unprintable primarily unfolds over a seven-month period from October 1943 to April 1944-from the moment the body of twenty-two-year old Patricia Burton Lonergan is discovered in the bedroom of her New York City Beekman Hill apartment, to the arrest of her husband of two years, Wayne Lonergan, for her murder, and his subsequent trial and conviction. But this story goes back in time to the 1920s, when Wayne Lonergan grew up in Toronto and then forward to his post-prison life following his deportation to Canada. It is the chronicle of Lonergan in denial as a bisexual or gay man living in an intolerant and morally superior heterosexual world; and Patricia, rich and entitled, a seeker of attention, who loved a night out on the town -all set against the fast pace of New York's ostentatious Cafe Society and Broadway gay bars in which gay men were regularly entrapped by undercover police operatives. Part crime novel and part a social history of New York City in the 1940s, readers will be transported to the New York World's Fair of 1939 when Patricia's father William first encountered Lonergan; the Stork Club, 21 Club as well as the El Morocco to experience with Patricia a night of drinking champagne cocktails and dancing; and the muggy New York courtroom where Lonergan's fate was decided. What truly happened on that tragic night in October 24, 1943? Should Lonergan's confession be accepted at face value as the jury did? Or, was he indeed a victim of physical and mental abuse by the state prosecutors and the police as he maintained for the rest of his life? These and other key questions will be considered and answers offered.
LC Classification Number
HV6534.N5L398 2020
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