{"product_id":"boston-tabloid-don-stradley-9781949590555","title":"Boston Tabloid: The Killing of Robin Benedict (Combat Zone Trilogy: Book 1)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A thoughtful, compelling reexamination of an intriguing story of fatal obsession and its enduring mysteries.\"-\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Well-researched and a page turner...\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe disappearance of a\u003cbr\u003etwenty-one-year-old woman from a Massachusetts suburb became one of the most\u003cbr\u003ediscussed crimes of the twentieth century. The discussion intensified when the\u003cbr\u003epubli\u003cem\u003ec\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003elearned that she worked as a prostitute in Boston's notorious\u003cbr\u003ered-light district, the \"Combat Zone,\" and was linked by a trail of blood to a\u003cbr\u003efamous professor from Tufts University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Robin Benedict vanished\u003cbr\u003ethe investigation and media circus that gripped the city of Boston hadn't been seen\u003cbr\u003esince the days of the Boston Strangler case. On a Sunday morning in March 1983, \u003cbr\u003ea small-time pimp walked into a police station and claimed his girlfriend was\u003cbr\u003emissing. He said she had been on her way to visit a client named William\u003cbr\u003eDouglas. In the year that followed, the case drew in detectives, state\u003cbr\u003etroopers, scores of journalists, and even psychics. But Robin was never found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoston Tabloid\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ereconstructs\u003cbr\u003ea grisly murder, and explores one man's bizarre obsession. In revisiting this\u003cbr\u003elegendary crime, Don Stradley consulted journalists involved in the media\u003cbr\u003efrenzy, prison authorities, arresting officers, and psychiatrists, all in an\u003cbr\u003eeffort to unravel a most tangled story. Why was the city, and the nation, swept\u003cbr\u003eup in this sordid tale? It remains a grim and fascinating moment in Boston's\u003cbr\u003ehistory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Stradley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949590550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949590555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hamilcar Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/21\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2022","brand":"Don Stradley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486483132671,"sku":"9781949590555","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd807397-6c21-417a-b408-e284ec73191b.jpg?v=1778055654","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boston-tabloid-don-stradley-9781949590555","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}