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Black Bird
- Author
- James Keene
- Narrator
- Robertson Dean
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 7 September 2010
- Run Time
- 7 hours 26 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The basis for the Apple TV+ show Black Bird.
In with the Devil presents the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football field—until a few wrong turns led him to a ten-year prison sentence. He was offered an impossible mission: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate, a serial killer, and walk free.
Jimmy Keene grew up outside of Chicago. Although he was the son of a policeman and rubbed shoulders with the city’s elite, he ended up on the wrong side of the law and was sentenced to ten years with no chance of parole.
Just a few months into his sentence, Keene was approached by the prosecutor who put him behind bars. He had convicted a man named Larry Hall for abducting and killing a fifteen-year-old. Although Hall was suspected of killing nineteen other young women, there was a chance he could still be released on appeal. If Keene could get him to confess to two murders, there would be no doubt about Hall’s guilt. In return, Keene would get an unconditional release from prison. But he could also get killed.
A story that gained national notoriety, this is Keene’s powerful tale of peril, violence, and redemption.
Critics Review
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“Reads like a fast-paced suspense novel.”
Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune
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“An amazing story.”
Chicago Sun-Times
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“Keene and coauthor Levin structure the book like a mystery novel, dramatizing events that Keene didn’t observe firsthand, and telling the story in the third person. It’s a clever way to narrate a true-crime tale, more involving, somehow, than a straight first-person account might have been. Recommend this fascinating, suspenseful book to readers of both true crime and crime fiction.”
Booklist
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“A low-key but fascinating view of life behind bars that deserves a wide audience.”
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Details
- Author
- James Keene
- Narrator
- Robertson Dean
- Duration
- 7 hours 26 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 September 2010
- ISBN
- 9781481570053
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Biography: general, True crime, True crime: serial killers and murderers
Synopsis
The basis for the Apple TV+ show Black Bird.In with the Devil presents the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football field—until a few wrong turns led him to a ten-year prison sentence. He was offered an impossible mission: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate, a serial killer, and walk free.Jimmy Keene grew up outside of Chicago. Although he was the son of a policeman and rubbed shoulders with the city’s elite, he ended up on the wrong side of the law and was sentenced to ten years with no chance of parole.Just a few months into his sentence, Keene was approached by the prosecutor who put him behind bars. He had convicted a man named Larry Hall for abducting and killing a fifteen-year-old. Although Hall was suspected of killing nineteen other young women, there was a chance he could still be released on appeal. If Keene could get him to confess to two murders, there would be no doubt about Hall’s guilt. In return, Keene would get an unconditional release from prison. But he could also get killed.A story that gained national notoriety, this is Keene’s powerful tale of peril, violence, and redemption.
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