By Kate Winkler Dawson. “Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne” — of The Scarlet Letter infamy. Catharine Read Arnold Williams investigated the murder of Sarah Maria Cornell, and her relationship with a minister; the resulting book is apparently an early exemplar of true crime (and man, does Fall River have a hex on it).
This crisp 2025 hardcover from the author of American Sherlock is in very nice shape: barely shelfworn, crisp and bright inside. A great reading copy.