A Murder in Searcy

Name: A Murder in Searcy
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Deana Nall
ISBN: 9781666192902

Author: Deana Nall, Mike S. Allen

Narrator: Amanda Dolan

Unabridged: 7 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/15/2022

Categories: Nonfiction, True Crime, Murder

Synopsis

On the morning of September 26, 1974, the body of Fern Cowen Rodgers was discovered on the floor of her home in Searcy, Arkansas. The sixty-eight-year-old socialite was murdered, sometime in the night, by two bullets fired into her head.

This is the story of that crime and the subsequent investigation and trials. It's a tragic tale that would eventually play out—in bits and pieces—in magazines and newspapers throughout the United States.

Authors Deana Nall and Mike Allen provide a fresh look at the decades-old murder—based on court records, police documents, and personal interviews—showing exactly what happened in a crime that captured the attention of an entire state, and beyond.

About Deana Nall

Deana Hamby Nall is a Gulf Coast girl from Beaumont, Texas. A lifelong writer, Deana has been working as a freelance magazine and newspaper writer for twenty-eight years. She holds a BA in journalism-mass communication from Abilene Christian University and an MA in professional writing from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She is on the faculty of University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College, where she teaches college writing. Deana lives in the Little Rock, Arkansas, area with her husband, two daughters, and two cats.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Janet on October 25, 2021

The retelling of the crime, investigation, and trial was captivating...it was hard to put the book down! In my opinion, the authors included just the right amount of detail and dialog for this true crime story.......more

Goodreads review by Nena on February 27, 2025

This was an interesting read for me, because this is my hometown, I remember some of the locations when I was a child.I never knew there was a murder, I did hear of Dr. Rodgers and Rodgers Hospital, I remember the outside of the hospital before they tore it down. The da Edwards is now a judge thst s......more

Goodreads review by ♥ Marlene♥ on January 02, 2023

This was a very good true crime book. I really enjoyed the way this was written. We the readers are taken on to a journey with the cops that tried to solve this which I think is the best way to read a story. No spoilers but learning slowly what police did ( a lot) to try and solve this case. It is a......more

Goodreads review by Ginger Garneau on December 21, 2022

Good story, but mostly a boring read The book started off quite interesting. The stories of the doctor, his wife and girlfriend held my attention. However, the storyline quickly turned to boring minutiae regarding EVERY detail of the trial. Really, I can't imagine anyone was fascinated reading every......more

Goodreads review by Jeannie on November 03, 2021

Not Very Exciting You know all the details in the first quarter of the book. No twists, no surprises just too many mundane details that could have been summarized or completely left out to keep the story moving. But then there would not have been enough story left for a book. Would not recommend.......more