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Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich is the author of The Fact of a Body, a true crime memoir. Her writing explores difficult legal and personal stories with a direct, honest voice.
The fact of a body
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, a staunch anti-death penalty advocate, takes a summer job at a law firm defending accused murderers. Her convictions are shaken when reviewing the case of Ricky Langley, a convicted murderer, and she finds herself wanting him to die. This unexpected reaction propels her into a deep investigation of the case and her own past.