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The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir is a genre-defying, emotionally charged blend of true crime investigation and personal reckoning. In this haunting debut, Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich begins with a summer legal internship and a case that seems straightforward: a man has confessed to the murder of a young boy. But as she dives deeper into the case of Ricky Langley, a convicted child killer, her own buried trauma begins to resurface.
What unfolds is a gripping narrative that weaves two timelines—the facts of a brutal crime, and the author’s own painful past—into one unforgettable exploration of memory, justice, forgiveness, and truth. More than just a murder story, The Fact of a Body is a deeply personal journey into how our own histories shape the way we judge others.
