The Dead Girl
Revised Edition
$51.56
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
21 September 2026
Summary
A classic true-crime memoir of the murder of Berkeley student Roberta Lee in 1984, written by her close friend, desperate for justice. Gripping, heartbreaking, and full of details about the investigation, the book is also a portrait of a generation.
Roberta Lee, a Berkeley student of unusual promise, went running one Sunday in November 1984 with her lover, Bradley Page. He came back alone. Roberta, sometimes volatile and moody, had run off on her own, he said. When she failed to retur…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781681379142 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1681379147 |
| Author: | Melanie Thernstrom, Daphne Merkin |
| Publisher: | New York Review Books |
| Imprint: | NYRB Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 21 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 127mm |
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About The Author
Melanie Thernstrom
Melanie Thernstrom is an author and journalist from Boston. A contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine, her articles have appeared in outlets such as The New Republic, The New York Times Book Review, and The Wall Street Journal. Her book The Pain Chronicles was a finalist for the PEN West Prize for Literary Nonfiction. She lives in Palo Alto, CA.
Daphne Merkin is a critic, essayist, and novelist. She is the author of five books, including the novel Enchantment, which won the Edward Lewis Wallant Award. Her articles have appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times Magazine. She lives in New York City.
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