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(The movie release date, set for 2017, has not yet been announced. Here are photos of me on location last summer in Harlan, Ky., with Emilia Clarke, who stars in the movie along with Jack Huston (Johnny Knoxville and Thora Birch also are in key roles), and with Colleen Camp, the executive producer, and Phillip Noyce, the director. Here’s the Internet Movie Data Base listing for the movie.
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I was enthralled, surprised, saddened, and totally engrossed in this book. As an eastern Ky native, I found that the New York author did an authentic, amazing job capturing the climate of the land and its people. His characters were anything but static. He developed them so well that they sprang to life right off the pages. What he captured best was the pain and sadness of the agent and his wife. What a depressing slice of life he entails, so much so that I sat and stared at the wall for an hour after I put the book down. The book stayed in my mind for days. One of the best crime novels ever.
I just finished reading Above Suspicion and I couldn’t put it down it was very compelling. I have never been that far in West Virginia and Kentucky but the head Hatfield/ McCoy connection really tells a narrative within itself.
I work as a female civilian in a police department and this murder shocks me but at the same time it doesn’t surprise me. In my police agency alone there have been attempted murders, pregnancies between officers,
infidelities between officers, a President of the Fraternal Order of Police that stole over $100,000 in funds for a boat and gambling, and lastly that I know of our former police chief who at age 72 solicited prostitution from an undercover female officer.
I am not in the police clique but I do know of women that go into government to meet men to marry and police officers are a prime target some women get pregnant to get those benefits and a husband, believe me it does happen.
As a woman why would any woman settle for back seat loving with a married FBI agent is beyond me but I do know that happens as well..WOW. Wouldn’t it be nice to go out on a date not that I’ve ever had an extramarital affair but so many women settle for less.
Compared to what Susan Smith knew in Appalachia, Mark Putnam would be a catch.he was hip looking rather than pudgy and older.
If Susan had lived and she was pregnant with Mark’s baby he would be between a rock and a hard place because Susan sounded like she wanted to go to Florida to be with the Putnams and she would be a constant reminder in their lives.
Mark Putnam to me sounded like a classic narcissist because Kathy Putnam really did all the hard work with the home and negotiating with the rough townspeople of Pikeville County.
However I do believe this was an accident Mark lost control momentarily.
Knowing the police as I do, I wonder if Mark had dodged a bullet with Susan Smith not being pregnant and alive, if he wouldn’t been pursuing a more attractive and educated female in South Florida where he was located. He was just too hip to be faithful despite what he tells you.
Sadly he ended two lives of women that loved him;the earthy mountain girl Susan Smith and his ever faithful wife.
Mark like a cat landed on his feet and got remarried his looks still must be working for him.
Good read, makes you think about life choices.