{"product_id":"9780873515870","title":"Dial M: The Murder of Carol Thompson","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt 9:00 on the morning of March 6, 1963, in the quiet St. Paul neighborhood of Highland Park, Mrs. Fritz Pearson glanced out her window and saw something almost unimaginable: slumped on the front steps of the home across the street was a woman, partially clothed in a blue bathrobe and bloodied beyond recognition. The woman, Mrs. Pearson would come to learn, was her beloved neighbor Carol Thompson, wife and mother of four.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarlier that morning, T. Eugene Thompson, known to friends as \"Cotton,\" dropped his son off at school and headed to the office, where he worked as a criminal attorney. At 8:25 am, he phoned home, later telling police that he did so to confirm evening plans with Carol. Mr. Thompson lied.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough police records, court transcripts, family papers, and extensive interviews, William Swanson has re-created Middle America's \"crime of the century,\" the deadly plot by a husband that made headlines around the world. But Dial M: The Murder of Carol Thompson also tracks the lives of the Thompsons' children. Their journey from disbelief to acceptance culminates in a private family trial where they decide whether their father truly was responsible for the violent act that crushed their childhood and forever altered their views of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Engrossing, emotionally compelling. . . . An unlikely tale of resilience and redemption, told in a sensitive, straightforward fashion.\"—Entertainment Weekly (graded \"A\")\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I have never read a book that dealt so expertly and dramatically with the private lives of those who survive incomprehensible tragedy. I highly recommend it.\"—Ann Rule, author of Green River, Running Red\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minnesota Historical Society Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027600425200,"sku":"9780873515870","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780873515870_p0.jpg?v=1763836319","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780873515870","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}