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The Murder Room
The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases
1 of 1 copy available
Three of the greatest detectives in the world—a renowned FBI agent turned private eye, a sculptor and lothario who speaks to the dead, and an eccentric profiler known as "the living Sherlock Holmes"—were heartsick over the growing tide of unsolved murders of innocents. Good friends and sometime rivals William Fleisher, Frank Bender, and Richard Walter decided that something had to be done, and they pledged themselves to a grand quest for justice. Named for the first modern detective, the Parisian Eugène François Vidocq—the flamboyant Napoleonic real life sleuth who inspired Sherlock Holmes—the Vidocq Society meets monthly in its secretive chambers to solve a cold murder over a gourmet lunch.
The Murder Room draws the listener into a chilling, darkly humorous, awe-inspiring world as the three partners travel far from their Victorian dining room to hunt the ruthless murders of a millionaire's son, a serial killer who carves off faces, and a child killer enjoying fifty years of freedom and dark fantasy.
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Release date
August 10, 2010 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780743572699
- File size: 432235 KB
- Duration: 15:00:29
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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The Vidocq Society, the subject of THE MURDER ROOM, is one of the most exclusive and unknown clubs in the world. Located in Philadelphia, the club's mission is to aid in the solving of cold case murders by using the combined experience of it members, who are some of the world's most expert crime fighters. Adam Grupper's narration is superb. Listeners can identify the key characters throughout the performance with ease, thanks to Grupper's consistent and lively delivery. Capuzzo's fascinating text, coupled with Grupper's impressive narration, engages the listener from the start. THE MURDER ROOM is exemplary nonfiction listening. J.R.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine -
May 24, 2010
Despite journalist Capuzzo's obvious reverence for the crime fighters he profiles, his account of the formation of the legendary Vidocq Society is as scattered as many of the cold case files they wade through. Based in Philadelphia, the Vidocq Society was the brainchild of three wildly different men brought together by their desire to speak for the dead: freewheeling exboxer turned forensic sculptor Frank Bender; FBI and U.S. Customs agent William Fleisher; and pre-eminent forensic psychologist and profiler Richard Walter. What began as an informal meeting of colleagues in 1990 evolved into an expansive international think tank of sorts modeled and named after France's famed criminal-turned-sleuth Eugène Vidocq, a model for Sherlock Holmes. The cases—ranging from Philadelphia's long-festering "Boy in the Box" murder to the "Butcher of Cleveland," a serial killer who taunted Elliot Ness in the 1930s—are fascinating, but Capuzzo (Close to Shore) loses much of his narrative momentum by abruptly shifting between the founding members' individual backstories and homicides the society investigates. Yet there is no denying that the 82 "VSMs"(Vidocq Society Member) do an immeasurable service in the name of justice.
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