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Caught Read-Handed Book Discussion

2025-04-09 13:00:00 2025-04-09 14:00:00 America/Phoenix Caught Read-Handed Book Discussion Civic Center Library - Conversation Space @ the Loft

Wednesday, April 09
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-09 13:00:00 2025-04-09 14:00:00 America/Phoenix Caught Read-Handed Book Discussion Civic Center Library - Conversation Space @ the Loft

Civic Center Library

Conversation Space @ the Loft

Join us every month for engaging conversation on titles from the true crime genre.

This month we will be discussing A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime by Casey Sherman. 

Hollywood starlet Lana Turner was one Tinseltown's most recognizable faces in the 1940s and 50s. But, when the Academy Award-winning actress began dating mobster Johnny Stompanato-a thug for west coast mob boss Mickey Cohen-all the lights and glamor of Hollywood did not brighten the darkness of her personal life. Johnny's intense jealousy over Lana ruled their relationship from the get-go and Lana's daughter, Cheryl, witnessed her mother's bruises and abuse first-hand. On an infamous night in 1958, Lana attempted to break it off with Johnny but he predictably turned violent and Cheryl tried to protect her mother with a knife, killing him. The subsequent murder trial made for the biggest headlines of the year, its drama eclipsing every Hollywood movie. In Murder in Hollywood, Casey Sherman pulls back Tinseltown's velvet curtain to reveal a dark underbelly of celebrity, rife with toxic masculinity and casual violence against women. But in this case, Lana Turner and her daughter finally stood up, which makes for one of the 20th century's most notorious true crime stories -- Provided by publisher.

Civic Center Library

Phone: 480-312-7323

Opening hours
Mon, May 05 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, May 06 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, May 07 10:00AM to 7:00PM
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Fri, May 09 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, May 10 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, May 11 1:00PM to 5:00PM

Address
3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd.
Scottsdale
, AZ 85251
Tel: 480-312-7323

About the library

Opened August 30, 1968

103,000 square feet

73 public-use computers

Café

Loft collaborative workspace

The Gallery @ the Library

Scottsdale Heritage Collection

Upcoming events

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