Never the Sinner, John Logan
Never the Sinner, John Logan
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Never the Sinner

Author: John Logan

Narrator: Thomas Carroll, Full Cast

Unabridged: 1 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2010


Synopsis

Two boys commit a murder – not for gain, or out of passion – just to do it, just to experience the thrill. Based on the infamous 1924 trial of Leopold and Loeb, Never the Sinner is their story, and the story of one of the most famous American lawyers and civil libertarians, Clarence Darrow. In the case of a lifetime, Darrow is called in to defend the monstrous and win freedom for the depraved.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Thomas Carroll, David Darlow, William Larson, Ron Livingston, Darren Matthias, Tom Mula, Denis P. O'Hare and Donna Powers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marisa on March 24, 2025

Dramatic, dark, intriguing, completely invested. A good but heavy read. Glad my teacher made it an assignment to read it.......more

Goodreads review by Justin on February 02, 2023

Slow start, but really gripping towards the end. Great dialogue......more

Goodreads review by Stuart on December 14, 2016

A fascinating and erudite look at the strange case of Leopold and Loeb, by the man who later brought us PENNY DREADFUL. Logan's early play is a quick read and a whirlwind of facts and speculation about the minds and desires of two teenage boys who murder another one as part of a sexual pact. Without......more

Goodreads review by Dave on February 14, 2013

This fantastic play is about the trial of Leopold and Loeb, two 19/20 year old boys who plead guilty to murder. It's something of a companion piece to "Thrill Me," which I have not yet read, but after seeing a selection of music performed from it, I'm fascinated by the story and I want to devour any......more

Goodreads review by Martin on October 23, 2022

John Logan's drama is about Leopold and Loeb, two rich bored young men who decided in 1924 to kill a teenage boy, brutally and in cold blood, as a "psychological experiment," to see what it would be like to commit murder. Theirs was the crime of the century, proclaimed the media, and if other crimes......more