In the Cold Light of Day. [signed] [first edition]

Gripping, nonfiction crime novel about an infamous 1960 Southern murder and its aftermath, involving the coat hanger strangulation of beautiful socialite and mother of four, Gene Tate. Author Ann Williams, who was ten years old when the murder occurred in her Columbus, Mississippi neighborhood, deftly describes the chilling events leading up to the murder, and then offers front row observations of the colorful courtroom drama that electrified the small town, drew unprecedented crowds to the old, historic courthouse, and made headline news from coast to coast. Suspenseful, poignant, and at times humorous, In the Cold Light of Day offers a fast-paced, compelling account of the horrific tragedy that rocked the South.