Hells Half Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier Audiobook, by Susan Jonusas Play Audiobook Sample

Hell's Half Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier Audiobook

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Read By: Lee Osorio Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: May 2022 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781398501829

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

54

Longest Chapter Length:

23:49 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

14 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

10:17 minutes

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2

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“Radiant prose enhances the page-turning narrative…[A] combination of true crime and a vivid depiction of frontier life.”

— Publishers Weekly (starred review) 

Quotes

  • “Rich in historical perspective and graced by novelistic touches, grips the reader from first to last.”

    — Wall Street Journal
  • “It’s a story that, grisly and unsolved, fascinates.”

    — Kirkus Reviews

Awards

  • A New York Times Book Review pick of Best True-Crime Books of 2022
  • An NPR’s Great Reads Pick

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About Susan Jonusas

Susan Jonusas attended the University of St. Andrews and holds a Masters in science, technology, and medicine in history from Kings College London. During her Masters degree, she focused on the intersection between crime and technology in the nineteenth century. This is her first book.

About Lee Osorio

JD Jackson is a theater professor, aspiring stage director, and award-winning audiobook narrator. He is a classically trained actor, and his television and film credits include roles on House, ER, Law & Order, Hack, Sherrybaby, Diary of a City Priest, and Lucky Number Slevin. He is the recipient of more than a dozen Earphones Awards for narration and an Odyssey Honor for G. Neri’s Ghetto Cowboy, and he was also named one of AudioFile magazine’s Best Voices of the Year for 2012 and 2013. An adjunct professor at Los Angeles Southwest College, he has an MFA in theater from Temple University.