{"product_id":"business-of-murder-by-charles-boswell-lewis-thompson-first-edition-paperback-1963-collier","title":"Business of Murder by Charles Boswell \u0026 Lewis Thompson [FIRST EDITION PAPERBACK] 1963 • Collier True Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBusiness of Murder by Charles Boswell \u0026amp; Lewis Thompson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING [1966] COLLIER BOOKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRare early true crime title.  A Collier mass market paperback original.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage paperback in very good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCover shows wear to corners and a bit of creasing along spine.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReads like new with a hint of tanning to pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTheir Books Were  Balanced - with Blood!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn these ten true cases of murder, some highly respected and successful businessmen proved themselves ingenious and enterprising-but hardly omniscient-when it came to committing the ultimate crime. They were motivated by jealousy, greed, and the need to conceal other crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThey tried to \"finalize\" their problems with guns, bludgeons, and meat cleavers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA Wall Street broker, an advertising director, a realtor, and a contractor, among others, distorted the very acumen that had advanced their careers when worship of women or passion for profit led them to transactions in murder. Carefully culled from police files and court records, these factual accounts present a chilling picture of bloody business deals in which nobody came out on top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOther books by Charles Boswell and Lewis Thompson in the Collier Books Series of True Crime for Connoisseurs include: Practitioners of Murder; Advocates of Murder; Curriculum of Murder; and Harvesters of Murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49032802500857,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/businessofmurder-1.jpg?v=1789003305","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/business-of-murder-by-charles-boswell-lewis-thompson-first-edition-paperback-1963-collier","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}