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Murder in Coweta County

by Margaret Barnes

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Murder in Coweta County received the coveted Edgar Allan Poe Special Award as an outstanding fact-crime study by the Mystery Writers of America and has been used in sociology and criminal law courses at schools and universities throughout the United States. Filmed as a CBS television movie starring Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith in 1983, the story gained even more acclaim and is still available on video and DVD.… (more)
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This is an ok story, however, the style of writing is BAD! The author goes right into the killing before the explaining, you can read the 1st 2 and last 2 chapters and know all you need to know! ( )
  JamieM12 | Aug 23, 2020 |
Read from August 01 to 06, 2014
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Review And another little jewel on my mount true crime shelves.Back when I first started true crime I bought a lot of lots on ebay. Loved it. Back then shipping costs was not so outrageous as it is now so I loved buying tons of books. As a matter of fact talking about it makes me want to buy more. You know auctions with at least 30 books or so so it is a surprise what you get?

I have read nearly all but there were a few still unread and apparently some were very good. This is one of them. Very well written again. Just the way I like it. Very suspenseful as well and I also enjoyed the outcome.
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  Marlene-NL | Mar 12, 2016 |
If you saw the movie with the same name, you did not get the real story. This book shows the Old South cronyism that once existed in some counties. A cracker who dominated his county thought he could even get away with murder! The courageous sheriff from the county where the killing took place is the hero. The testimony of two black men who were coerced into helping destroy the corpus delicti were the key to conviction of this self-styled Boss. ( )
  jeaneva | Feb 20, 2007 |
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Murder in Coweta County received the coveted Edgar Allan Poe Special Award as an outstanding fact-crime study by the Mystery Writers of America and has been used in sociology and criminal law courses at schools and universities throughout the United States. Filmed as a CBS television movie starring Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith in 1983, the story gained even more acclaim and is still available on video and DVD.

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