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Murder in Little Egypt
- Narrated by: Perry Daniels
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
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Murder in Little Egypt
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Summary
New York Times best seller: The "fascinating" true story of John Dale Cavaness, a much-admired Illinois doctor - and the cold-blooded killer of his own son (The Washington Post).
Fusing the narrative power of an award-winning novelist and the detailed research of an experienced investigator, author Darcy O'Brien unfolds the story of Dr. John Dale Cavaness, the southern Illinois physician and surgeon charged with the murder of his son Sean in December 1984.
Outraged by the arrest of the skilled medical practitioner who selflessly attended to their needs, the people of Little Egypt, as the natives call their region, rose to his defense. But during the subsequent trial, a radically different, disquieting portrait of Dr. Cavaness would emerge.
Throughout the three decades that he enjoyed the admiration and respect of his community, Cavaness was privately terrorizing his family, abusing his employees, and making disastrous financial investments. As more and more grisly details of the Cavaness case come to stark Midwestern light in O'Brien's chilling account, so too does the hidden gothic underside of rural America and its heritage of violence and blood.
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- S. Smith
- 06-11-23
Tragic story
Excellent narration telling of the terrible tragedies that befell one family in Little Egypt. Very moving.
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- Mr M T Hardy
- 18-08-23
Very well paced…
True crime story. Well narrated, good character studies and atmospheric. Well worth a listen. Free too!
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-03-23
Great book
Apart from a little repetition which is frustrating, I thoroughly enjoyed the narration and story. As a lover of true crime this book gives a great account of how everyone saw the doc and how he really was towards family.
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- Pen Name
- 22-07-22
Happier ways to be bored.
No, I didn’t make it to the end. I managed to get about a third of the way and decided not to throw good time after bad.
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- JemOsc
- 02-07-23
Depressing Narration
I really hoped this was going to be a good listen and the content was, but I am sorry, the narrator almost bored me to tears. Monotonous droning
If I could have got past the voice I would have carried on. However, I gave up after chapter 6.
My apologies to all concerned (Perry Daniels) and hat off to those who completed.
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