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The devil amongst the lawyers: a ballad novel / Sharyn McCrumb. [sound recording]

McCrumb, Sharyn (Author). Daniels, Luke. (narrator). Brilliance Audio (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

In the wake of a sensationalized 1935 trial involving an Appalachian Virginia teacher's alleged murder of her tyrant father, novice journalist Carl Jennings is denounced by a greedy media determined to portray the defendant as a backwards mountain girl.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1455815322
  • ISBN: 9781455815326
  • ISBN: 9781441867704
  • Physical Description: 8 sound discs ; 10 hours : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Unabridged sound recording
  • Publisher: Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, p2010.

Content descriptions

Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director, Mikael Naramore.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Luke Daniels.
Subject:
Ballads > Fiction.
Journalists > Fiction.
Mountain life > Virginia > Fiction.
Trials (Murder) > Fiction.
Appalachian Region > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Virginia, Southwest > 20th century > Fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction
Legal stories

Available copies

  • 10 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Madison Main Library AUDB 8-CD McC (Text) 30229100964849 Adult Audiobook Available -
Elkin Public Library CD (Text) 30499100425055 Adult Audiobook Available -
Haywood County Main Library CD F McCrumb (Text) 33115007705288 Adult Audiobook Available -
Henderson Main Branch MCC (Text) 33258006297993 Adult Audiobook Available -
Lenoir Library CD F McCRUMB Sharyn (Text) 50669012167400 Adult Audiobook Checked out 08/20/2026
Morganton Public Library CACD McCrumb (Text) 33557003991270 Adult Audiobook Available -
Mt. Airy Public Library CD (Text) 30499200449781 Adult Audiobook Available -
Perry Memorial Library CD McC (Text) 33727001806370 Adult Audiobook Available -
Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield BCD McCrumb (Text) 38950610659882 Adult Audiobook Available -
Statesville Main Library CDB F MCCRUMB (Text) 33114016001455 Adult Audiobook Fiction Available -

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Summary: In the wake of a sensationalized 1935 trial involving an Appalachian Virginia teacher's alleged murder of her tyrant father, novice journalist Carl Jennings is denounced by a greedy media determined to portray the defendant as a backwards mountain girl.