Quotes
“Riveting…Collins has mined enough newspaper
clippings and other archives to artfully recreate the era, the crime, and the
newspaper wars it touched off.” New York Times
“[Collins’] exploration of the newspaper world,
at the very moment when tabloid values were being born, is revealing but also
enormously entertaining…Collins has a clear eye, a good sense of telling
detail, and a fine narrative ability.” Wall Street Journal
“[A] richly detailed book that reads like a
novel and yet maintains a strict fidelity to facts. The Murder of the Century isn’t a case of history with a moral. It’s
simply a fantastic factual yarn, and a reminder that abhorrent violence is
nothing new under the sun.” Oregonian (Portland, OR)
“An in-depth account of the exponential growth
of lurid news and the public’s (continuing) insatiable appetite for it.” Publishers Weekly
“Wonderfully rich in period detail, salacious
facts about the case, and infectious wonder at the chutzpah and inventiveness displayed
by Pulitzer’s and Hearst’s minions. Both a gripping true-crime narrative and an
astonishing portrait of fin de siècle yellow journalism.” Kirkus Reviews