My fascination with the Lizzie Borden story LOVED this book. This book specifically focused on the trial and the media surrounding it. The story was great at providing a different perspective from what I have already read.

I won't be able to review this one, alas, as the review copy is not compatible with Kindle. (I have vision problems and need the adjustable font size.) Since requesting a book and not reviewing it hurts my average, I feel compelled to let it be known that Kindle-compatible review copies are important, and I hope the publisher will take that into consideration.

Lizzie Borden and the murder of her father and step- mother is one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Was she truly innocent of the crime she was acquitted of?.
In this book there is new evidence. It also goes into greater detail of the trial. What was said, and what was heard.
One thing about the trial is that the majority of the women were sure of Lizzie's innocence. It is hard by the detailed description of Lizzie's personality and appearance that she could be the cold blooded killer portrayed in this case. The evidence is circumstantial. Cases have been prosecuted on less. At the end of the day, was she really innocent?
This is a remarkable read. The attention to detail is truly amazing. You can actually picture the trial in your mind. The drawings and pictures included,some II have seen for the first time. Well worth reading. Excellent!

Thanks to the kind people at Simon and Schuster and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book.

I am a true crime buff. I have always been fascinated by the Borden case. There is so much speculation around what happened on that fateful day. This book took court documents and newspaper articles and recreated the case in such a way that made me feel like I was one of the spectators crammed into that hot little courtroom.

Overall, I very much enjoyed this read.

"The remarkable new account of an essential piece of American mythology—the trial of Lizzie Borden—based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed evidence.

The Trial of Lizzie Borden tells the true story of one of the most sensational murder trials in American history. When Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally hacked to death in Fall River, Massachusetts, in August 1892, the arrest of the couple’s younger daughter Lizzie turned the case into international news and her trial into a spectacle unparalleled in American history. Reporters flocked to the scene. Well-known columnists took up conspicuous seats in the courtroom. The defendant was relentlessly scrutinized for signs of guilt or innocence. Everyone—rich and poor, suffragists and social conservatives, legal scholars and laypeople—had an opinion about Lizzie Borden’s guilt or innocence. Was she a cold-blooded murderess or an unjustly persecuted lady? Did she or didn’t she?"

Like many others, I've always been fond of the Borden trials, ever since learning about it in school. This was a great updated read about Lizzie Borden with photos that I haven't seen before. Still to this day I still don't know what to believe. This book gives you a lot to think about.

Thanks to #NetGalley for the ARC!
Pub Date 12 Mar 2019

This was a fascinating book about the trial of Lizzie Borden. It was accompanied by many photos, of not only people, but places of prominence related to these events. This allowed the reader to have an overall and comprehensive understanding of the life and times of Lizzie Borden.
Cara Robertson also provided the reader with a well researched and very detailed account of the trial, as well as newspaper reporters’ perspective, especially on Lizzie Borden’s demeanor throughout the trial. For example, during the prosecutor’s opening statement, Moody slowly and dramatically produced a bag that contained the skulls of Lizzie Borden’s father and stepmother. Naturally, Lizzie fainted. Yet, the next day headlines were not about the prosecutor’s antics, but how Lizzie exhibited her feminine side by fainting. This was the culture and mindset of the times. The author effectively placed the reader in this mindset throughout the book in order to experience the total enigma that was Lizzie Borden and a crime committed 126 years ago. Overall, this was a well written, engaging read.

Cara Robertson spent twenty years researching the trial of Lizzie Borden and it shows in her writing. She brings us a fascinating view of the trial, letters, local accounts, and the views of the 1800's. I would recommend this.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher file in exchange for an honest review.

Cara Robertson dug really deep into the Borden trial. The details are exquisitely laid out from beginning to end. not only is this book a fascinating look at the trial itself but also the culture of the time.

I liked reliving the "trial of the century". At times,the book seem to get bogged down in the minute details. But,it was very descriptive of the times and the trial. Do I think Lizzie did it? Probably. Do I think her status and wealth bought her an acquittal? Probably. I guess some things really haven't changed in a hundred plus years.

Would love to read this, but there's no Kindle compatible version. What happened in Fall River the day Lizzie Borden committed murders that riveted the nation is, by all that I've read, a fascinating and extremely complex situation that is still so worthy of exanation.

The Trial of Lizzie Borden by author Cara Robertson is a perfect read for October. A great book to read if you are at all wondering about this tragic, creepy story of Lizzie Borden.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an arc copy of The Trial of Lizzie Borden in exchange for an honest review.