Murder in Little Egypt eBook Darcy O'Brien
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New York Times Bestseller The “fascinating” true story of John Dale Cavaness, a much-admired Illinois doctor—and the cold-blooded killer of his own son (The Washington Post).
Fusing the narrative power of an award-winning novelist and the detailed research of an experienced investigator, author Darcy O’Brien unfolds the story of Dr. John Dale Cavaness, the southern Illinois physician and surgeon charged with the murder of his son Sean in December 1984. Outraged by the arrest of the skilled medical practitioner who selflessly attended to their needs, the people of Little Egypt, as the natives call their region, rose to his defense.
But during the subsequent trial, a radically different, disquieting portrait of Dr. Cavaness would emerge. Throughout the three decades that he enjoyed the admiration and respect of his community, Cavaness was privately terrorizing his family, abusing his employees, and making disastrous financial investments. As more and more grisly details of the Cavaness case come to stark Midwestern light in O’Brien’s chilling account, so too does the hidden gothic underside of rural America and its heritage of violence and blood.
“A meticulous account . . . An implicit indictment of a culture that condones and encourages violent behavior in men.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A fascinating story, and Darcy O’Brien does a great job of structuring it for suspense.” —The Washington Post
“Riveting.”—Publishers Weekly
“A terrifying story of family violence and the community that honored the perpetrator.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Stunning material . . . Handled with justice and fastidiousness by a natural storyteller.” —Seamus Heaney, winner of the Nobel Prize
Fusing the narrative power of an award-winning novelist and the detailed research of an experienced investigator, author Darcy O’Brien unfolds the story of Dr. John Dale Cavaness, the southern Illinois physician and surgeon charged with the murder of his son Sean in December 1984. Outraged by the arrest of the skilled medical practitioner who selflessly attended to their needs, the people of Little Egypt, as the natives call their region, rose to his defense.
But during the subsequent trial, a radically different, disquieting portrait of Dr. Cavaness would emerge. Throughout the three decades that he enjoyed the admiration and respect of his community, Cavaness was privately terrorizing his family, abusing his employees, and making disastrous financial investments. As more and more grisly details of the Cavaness case come to stark Midwestern light in O’Brien’s chilling account, so too does the hidden gothic underside of rural America and its heritage of violence and blood.
“A meticulous account . . . An implicit indictment of a culture that condones and encourages violent behavior in men.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A fascinating story, and Darcy O’Brien does a great job of structuring it for suspense.” —The Washington Post
“Riveting.”—Publishers Weekly
“A terrifying story of family violence and the community that honored the perpetrator.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Stunning material . . . Handled with justice and fastidiousness by a natural storyteller.” —Seamus Heaney, winner of the Nobel Prize
Murder in Little Egypt eBook Darcy O'Brien
This was a very detailed and engrossing book. The description of the countryside, the time frame some of the people lived during those years and finally the actual crimes one man committed against the community, his patients, his family and his children. While I wasn't shocked at some of what this doctor got away with in his practice (during the years he practiced medicine, not to mention raising children, times were so different and not necessarily for the better). Doctor's were placed on pedestals, people were less informed medically, there was a huge possibility of simple/poor folk being taken advantage of; some of his patients revered him, many of his staff feared him. But what he did to his wife and boys, the way he treated them, was incomprehensible and disturbing beyond measure. (His high opinion of himself reminds me of the 1993 movie "Malice" when Alec Baldwin says "you ask me if I have a God complex, let me tell you something, I am God.") And that was 1993, Dr. Cavaness was practicing medicine long before 1993, in the back hill country of Little Egypt, a location that time left behind.Product details
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Murder in Little Egypt eBook Darcy O'Brien Reviews
Very interesting book. Found the background information about the area particularly interesting and giving it a good foundation to the case. The author's writing style is particularly enjoyable, making this book easy and fast to read. Liked the fact that the book did not go into the minute details of everything, specially the actual court case which, in some books, can read like a verbatim transcript of the legal proceedings. Highly recommended.
I've always enjoyed true crime stories, and this is a good one. It's the story of what I would call a sociopath, though I don't believe that word was used in the book; in fact, the author doesn't go into the psychology of the man who committed such horrific murders of two of his sons while maintaining the trust of his patients and townspeople. I might have given it five stars but the author spent a bit too much time in the first part of the book on the area of southern Illinois where much of the story takes place before getting into the meat of the story. There was a real poignancy, however, in the memories of members of the family wounded by their relationships with the murderer, and the courtroom scenes were very good.
It's seldom you pick up a true crime book without having a pretty good idea how it will unfold and this book is no exception. This book is told in such a way that the reader very much becomes "part" of the story. While I felt certain the doctor would be convicted as the trial wore on it held the same "tension" as a fictional murder mystery. Yes, I recommend the book, but not for the faint of heart. Reading it was more of an emotional experience than I had expected.
At times a very painful memoir of a family from Southern Illinois or from the area known as Little Egypt. If you are totally unaware about this area of the country then this book will surprise you. I give such a high recommendation because it is about searching for hope and justice in such an insular and small group of communities. This is not fiction, this is based on real events. There are many good people in this book and I found myself caring very deeply about them and their lives. There are also some very bad people and it will shock you just how evil a human can become. I have family that comes from Southern Illinois in the area known as Egypt of which Little Egypt is a portion. Cario, IL. is pronounced Karo as in the syrup or you can try Care-O.
I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys history on the very human level and not just the great events. I am glad I found this book, it is a keeper and I will never dump it off my .
To me the book got a bit drawn out in the middle. Otherwise I would have given it a 5. There was back ground on the characters of the book and the area called Little Egypt. That was good. I do wonder if a lot of the observations of that area really apply today. It's presented as rather backward. I spent a couple of days in that area 3 or 4 years ago and I didn't really notice anything different about it but that is an admittedly limited observation. Dale Cavaness was a real SOB, no question about that. It seemed to me there was too much devoted to what an SOB he was. It got a bit repetitious. Once past that and into the murders and the subsequent trial the book moved along very well and was interesting. It's amazing to me how the local people remained totally loyal to him in spite of the fact he was a really nasty character, a drunk, abusive to his family and ultimately killed two of his own boys several years apart - seemingly at least in part for the insurance he'd taken out on them.. There are quite a few characters but the X-Ray function is active making it easy to keep up with who they are. It was well written and edited. I was completely unfamiliar with this case. It was an interesting read.
I'm completely mystified by the glowing reviews. The book kept my interest, but only because the story is an intriguing one. The writing was clunky, often there was irrelevant detail, and overall there was no building of suspense. The author has a love of passive voice (and semicolons, which he often misuses) that brings real detachment and little sympathy for the characters. The story is a heartbreaking one, and yet I felt close to nothing for the people involved. The characters who mattered most were the police detectives--they were the only ones who I could even remotely feel connected to. And the son who was more central later in the story and his wife were somewhat sympathetic. The courtroom scenes could have been dramatic and exciting, and yet they occurred as a mere chronological and descriptive account of what happened--the book reads like a long newspaper article. I gave it three stars since I did want to finish it and I enjoyed learning about this part of the country. But I can't imagine picking up another book by this author.
This was a very detailed and engrossing book. The description of the countryside, the time frame some of the people lived during those years and finally the actual crimes one man committed against the community, his patients, his family and his children. While I wasn't shocked at some of what this doctor got away with in his practice (during the years he practiced medicine, not to mention raising children, times were so different and not necessarily for the better). Doctor's were placed on pedestals, people were less informed medically, there was a huge possibility of simple/poor folk being taken advantage of; some of his patients revered him, many of his staff feared him. But what he did to his wife and boys, the way he treated them, was incomprehensible and disturbing beyond measure. (His high opinion of himself reminds me of the 1993 movie "Malice" when Alec Baldwin says "you ask me if I have a God complex, let me tell you something, I am God.") And that was 1993, Dr. Cavaness was practicing medicine long before 1993, in the back hill country of Little Egypt, a location that time left behind.
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