02287cam a2200373 i 4500 1654389094 TxGeo 20240916120000.0 240502s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024020503 9780593500583 hbk. 059350058X hbk. TxGeo rda Bauerlein, Valerie, author. The devil at his elbow : Alex Murdaugh and the fall of a Southern dynasty / Valerie Bauerlein. First edition. New York, NY : Ballantine Books, [2024] 480 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The prince of Hampton County -- Murdaugh Island -- The wilderness -- Seven shots in the dark -- Black box -- Rain -- The ruins. "Alex Murdaugh was a benevolent dictator--the president of the South Carolina trial lawyers' association, a political boss, a part-time prosecutor, and a partner in his family's law firm. He was always ready with a favor, a drink, and an invitation to Moselle, his family's 1,700-acre hunting estate. ...When he murdered his wife Maggie and son Paul at Moselle on a dark summer night, the fragile faca̧de of Alex's world could no longer hold. His forefathers had covered up a midnight suicide at a remote railroad crossing, a bootlegging ring run from a courthouse, and the attempted murder of a pregnant lover. Alex, too, almost walked away from his ... crimes with his reputation intact, but his downfall was secured by a twist of fate, some stray mistakes, and a fateful decision by an old friend who'd finally seen enough"-- Provided by publisher. 20241014. Murdaugh, Alex Richard Alexander 1968- Murdaugh, Alex Richard Alexander 1968- Family. Murder South Carolina Case studies. Murderers South Carolina Case studies. Trials (Murder) South Carolina Case studies. Elite (Social sciences) South Carolina. Case studies. QS5