The Crescent City's dark past is as glamorous as ever. New Orleans has never been a city void of drama, from revelers on Bourbon Street to grisly murders. Seven of the most renowned murders of the early twentieth century are collected in this book by novelist Robert Tallant. In these stories, all of which are remarkably researched, the thrilling details jump off the page. From Kate Townsend, who was found in her brothel bed, to dead children sleeping beside hypnotists, these chilling tales will keep readers enthralled.

Robert Tallant was one of Louisiana’s best-known authors. Born in New Orleans in 1909, he attended the city’s local public schools. Before “drifting” into writing, Tallant worked as an advertising copywriter, a bank teller, and a clerk. It was his friendship with Lyle Saxon that led Tallant to his position as editor on the Louisiana WPA Writers’ Project during the 1930s and 1940s. In that position, he coauthored Gumbo Ya-Ya: Folk Tales of Louisiana with Lyle Saxon and Edward Dreyer. By 1948, Tallant’s career had launched, and over the next eleven years he produced eight novels, six full-length works of nonfiction, and numerous short stories and articles on subjects of local interest. He is also known to have corresponded with, as well as applied to, the Julius Rosenwald Fund for a fellowship in creative writing. During the last years of his life, he was a lecturer in English at Newcomb College as well as a reporter for the New Orleans Item. Robert Tallant died in 1957.

ISBN:	9781455616664
FORMAT:	Paperback
PUBLISHER:	Pelican Publishing
DATE:	9/6/2012
STATE:	Louisiana
IMAGES:	25
PAGES:	256
DIMENSIONS:	5.5 (w) x 8.25 (h)