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Greentown
- Murder and Mystery in Greenwich, America's Wealthiest Communiity
- Narrated by: Gabriel Vaughan
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
The first edition of Greentown helped reopen one of America's most shameful unsolved murder cases, the savage slaying of 15-year-old Martha Moxley in an exclusive enclave of Greenwich, Connecticut, the night before Halloween 1975. Soon after Martha's body was discovered, attention focused on members of the Skakel family, who lived across the street from the Moxleys. Ethel Skakel and Robert Kennedy had married in Greenwich, and the two families were close. Thomas Skakel, Ethel’s nephew, was the last known person to see Martha alive. The murder weapon, a ladies' golf club, came from the Skakel household. When the Greenwich police tried to pursue its investigation, however, the community closed in upon itself. Lawyers were summoned, walls went up, information was suppressed, and no one was charged. And yet, continuing to haunt Greenwich, the case refused to go away - until, 23 years later, following the publication of this book, a grand jury was convened, and two years after that a man - Thomas' brother Michael - was finally indicted for the crime.
This revised edition now brings the Martha Moxley murder case to a close. Updated to include the indictment, trial, and conviction of the murderer, Greentown offers the suspenseful and chilling account of a terrible crime. More than that, while relating a tale of seductive power, it uses the murder to tell the heartrending story of a family and a community responding to the unthinkable.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-06-22
Very well written and performed
I knew of the story before listening and was a bit worried that I'd get bored of hearing it again...... But I was pleasently surprised!
Really fantastically written and performed and especially like hearing the occasional squeak of the narrators chair.
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- Maggsie
- 10-11-22
Phew!
An interesting story that was marred by its excessive length and the, often, irrelevant detail it contained. Also, it was assumed that some of the characters involved were well known to the reader (which they probably were in the US) but as a British listener, it was often difficult to follow the story as a result. I often lost track of who was whom. It would probably have been easier if I'd been able to see the written names but just hearing them and having little background knowledge about some of them, made it difficult. As a result, towards the end of the book, I was looking forward to its conclusion as my head hurt!! Unfortunately, that didn't really satisfy either as I'm not certain they actually got the correct person for the murder. Hmmm?!
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- Fee
- 02-04-23
Sad
It’s true crime so what can you say? Not enjoyable nor entertaining can you. It was actually really sad. The poor little girl seemed to have be lost in the extremely long investigation and narrative. I really didn’t need to know about the creation of Greenwich. Is it me? Perhaps I’m missing something but it certainly didn’t seem like that was relevant, certainly not to that poor little child who happened to end up there and have her life, hopes and dreams wiped out.
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- AMC
- 18-05-22
Expertly written and perfectly performed
This book was expertly written by Timothy Dumas and perfectly performed by the narrator. Gabriel Vaughn pauses on occasion when the information is beyond shocking, allowing the reader timee to process and pick their jaw back off the floor.
the book has you googling characters and facts the whole way through. nothing is left out. it also does justice to the victim and her incredibly brave family. a very worthwhile read.
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- paul lever
- 30-07-22
Absolutely tremendous
Without doubt the best true crime audiobook I’ve listened to. The quality of the writing especially in setting the scenes and the descriptive elements are unparalleled. For once this is not ruined by poor narration. Genuinely eerie at times. Listen at night.
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- GreekGirl
- 07-06-20
Lyrical Account of an Unsolved Murder
I am not usually moved to write book reviews but this delightful work is something of a one-off! It's both a highly personalised account of an unsolved murder and the story of a particular place through time. You don't have to know the place to enjoy the book; the author skilfully and poetically paints it for you so that it comes vividly alive in your imagination. I did have a special interest in that I lived in Connecticut for some years, though not in the affluent enclave of Greenwich! The writer has a literary, allusive and ruminative style that appeals to me strongly. It's like walking into a dream. The place and the story came alive for me through their eloquent evocation. The narrator is perfect and well-matched with the book. This is the audiobook I have enjoyed most so far and I know that I will return to it. Highly recommended!
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- Linda T
- 27-11-21
Good
Really enjoyed this book. I hadn’t ever heard of the story. But the narrator describes it well
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- Shane canning
- 02-10-22
get to the point
very boring turned it of at 20min mark mayby i dont have the attention pattience
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- Emily Bell
- 14-04-22
Very informative.
I personally enjoy a lot of background information so I liked that a lot about this book. It is very heavy in historical and background info that does not directly have an involvement in the murder, so if you prefer more concise and story-based true crime then this may not be the one for you.
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- Heather
- 29-09-22
Well told by the Narrator but very embellished for effect
The book is well written and well read, but the Author wrote it the way I’d expect a crime fiction book to be written and not the factual retelling of a young girls murder.
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