From the Bookshelf of Tyler Public Library…

[close] The Fact of a Body begins in 1992 with the tragic murder of six year old Jeremy Guillory by a convicted pedophile Rickey Langley. As a young law intern, Marzano- Lesnevich is introduced to Langley's death - row appeal, which triggers her memories of long- buried family secrets. Langley's crime and Marzano-Lesnevich's childhood recollections are intertwined within The Fact of a Body to create a mesmerizing and painful tale. This is not an easy subject to read about, but yet the book is impossible to put down. Reminiscent of Robert Goolrick's brave and heartbreaking memoir The End of the World As We Knew It, I highly recommend The Fact of a Body for readers of true crime and memoir.