{"product_id":"book-ezkt","title":"The \u003ci\u003ePeyton Place\u003c\/i\u003e Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrace Metalious, born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, came from humble beginnings. A former mill worker, mother of three, and school principal's wife, she would shock the nation in 1956 with the publication of \u003cem\u003ePeyton Place\u003c\/em\u003e, her first novel about a murder in a small town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eQuickly becoming the bestselling book of its time, the sexually charged book spawned sequels, two Hollywood movies, and a long-running television series on ABC starring Mia Farrow and Ryan O'Neal. It also made Metalious a pariah in the town where she lived and tabloid fodder for years, ultimately leading to the her untimely death at the age of thirty-nine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eUnknown to most readers, behind the fictional story about the lives and scandals of residents of a small New England town Metalious called Peyton Place lay a dark secret based on fact. The story was, in part, inspired by a true-life crime known in the press as \"the Sheep Pen Murder,\" which took place in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, in the late 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Peyton Place Murder: The True Crime Story behind the Novel That Shocked the Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, historian Renee Mallett skillfully weaves together the lives of Metalious and Barbara Roberts, the confessed killer behind the Sheep Pen Murder. In her book, Mallett shines a new light on the inspiration behind the shocking bestselling novel and explores what happens when true crime and literature meet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49291535188272,"sku":"BDezkt","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49291535221040,"sku":"ZEezkt","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49291535253808,"sku":"ZMezkt","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ezkt-Square-cover.jpg?v=1782419200","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ezkt","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}