Blood & Ivy: The 1849 Murder That Scandalized Harvard [Hardcover]

[A] lively expos?.Tells the story of one of the most sensational crimes of 19th century America. Well-researched and beautifully written, his book is filled with Dickensian characters....Collins knows how to build suspense.Ushers readers into...the incestuously tight world of Brahmin Boston.A vivid true-crime tale from a fascinating bygone era.Mesmerizing....A fine mixture of true crime, historical exposition, and class conflict in mid-19th-century American history.This page-turning popular history of the life and crimes of a Harvard professor in the 1840s will be appreciated by fans of true crime and the history of criminal law.A delectable true-crime story ofscandal and murder at Americasmost celebrated university.