Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century, Graham Peter

A worthy retrospective that feels chilling in the manner of novelist Perry. -Kirkus Reviews

On June 22, 1954, teenage friends Juliet Hulme--better known as bestselling mystery writer Anne Perry--and Pauline Parker went for a walk in a New Zealand park with Paulines mother, Honora. Half an hour later, the girls returned alone, claiming that Paulines mother had had an accident. But when Honora Parker was found in a pool of blood with the brick used to bludgeon her to death close at hand, Juliet and Pauline were quickly arrested, and later confessed to the killing. Their motive? A plan to escape to the United States to become writers, and Honoras determination to keep them apart. Their incredible story made shocking headlines around the world and would provide the subject for Peter Jacksons Academy Award-nominated film, Heavenly Creatures.