Crime Time: Death on the Devil's Teeth

Can’t get enough of the true crime genre? Looking for something to do after binging shows like Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez, McMillions and The Vow? Then join the Livingston Public Library for the brand new virtual book club, Crime Time. Crime Time is a true crime and crime adjacent book club where readers will explore everything from historical crime to unsolved mysteries.

For our October meeting, we will be reading Death on the Devil's Teeth : the strange murder that shocked suburban New Jersey by Jesse Pollack.  Copies are available at the main desk one month ahead of meeting.  

The title is also available on The Palace Project as an eBook or audiobook. The Palace Project is a free library app available in both Google Play and the App Store. 

Synopsis:

As Springfield residents decorated for Halloween in September 1972, the crime rate in the quiet, affluent township was at its lowest in years. That mood was shattered when the body of sixteen-year-old Jeannette DePalma was discovered in the local woods, allegedly surrounded by strange objects. Some feared witchcraft was to blame, while others believed a serial killer was on the loose. Rumors of a police coverup ran rampant, and the case went unsolvedalong with the murders of several other young women. Now, four decades after Jeannette DePalmas tragic death, authors Jesse P. Pollack and Mark Moran present the definitive account of this shocking cold case