There is no question that William Charles Croydon
did, with malice aforethought, abduct Karen Dandridge, repeatedly sexual
assault her as well as cause her death by manual strangulation. A brutal crime
made worse by the defendant’s claim to not remember the actual murder and his
insistence that Karen had enthusiastically participated in the sexual acts and
had supplied the drugs that led to her untimely death.
The fact that the evidence clearly showed otherwise
brought Karen’s brother, Paul Dandridge, no relief. He never had the opportunity
to testify during the criminal phase of the trial that victimized his sister a
second time under the guise of the nation’s justice system. A system that
brought William Croydon media celebrity and a sentence of death.
The trial verdict does not end the situation in
Lawrence Block’s powerful short story Like a Bone in the Throat.” Truly
living up to the moniker A Tale From The Dark Side little is
what it appears at first blush in this complex story. While the idea at the
heart of the tale is a classic one, the execution in the hands of a master is
something very good as well as entirely different than expected.
Like a Bone in the Throat (A Tale From The Dark Side)
Lawrence
Block
Self-Published
November
2011
ASIN:
B0067DC8JU
Estimated
33 Pages
E-Book
$2.99
Material was picked up during the author’s free read
promotion during early July 2013.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2013
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