Loss haunts Charlie Cahill. He has lost his belief in the great game of the law, a game that is fixed from the beginning. He lost his father, wh... read full description
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Nov 04, 2010
Tina
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Oct 08, 2010
Sheila
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William C. Whitbeck’s novel, To Account for Murder, recounts far more than just a simple murder. Frankie’s father, the legendary Charles Cahill, is dying and insists on telling one last tale before the end, a Rubik’s cube of a tale where every angle is a different color and every detail needs to shift before it finds its place. The elder Cahill left his arm on the battlefield in World War II. Afterwards he tried to pick up his life and left a dead senator in a field in Michigan.
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Sep 23, 2010
Lisa
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I received this book throough LibraryThing’s Early Reviewer program. William Whitbeck’s novel To Account for Murder, is a wonderful, page-turning read. The novel, based on the true 1945 gang murder of Senator Warren G. Hooper, reads as a very appealing piece of fiction. Corruption, sex, murder, and politics all combine to make a mesmerizing piece of literature. I literally could not put this book down, and had to stay up half the night in order to finish, all the way to the terrific twist, a
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Jan 31, 2011
Rebecca
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Oct 24, 2010
Jed
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Don't read. Badly written, uninspiring plot, boring characters--perhaps shallow one dimensional characters is a better description. This was a goodreads giveaway that didn't do anything for me.
Oct 03, 2011
JessIca
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I <3 this book, he is a great writer, and his opinions are page turners as well!
Oct 20, 2010
Brett
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Fine plot, richly developed protagonist; the last chapters flew by til its gripping climax. A very good work!
Oct 06, 2010
Gayle
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I just received this book and read it all in one night! It was a page turner. I am in Michigan and could relate to the cities and sites mentioned. I highly recommend this book!
Oct 08, 2010
I won To Account for Murder from First Reads and am eager to read it now that it has arrived. This book looks good.
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