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    Murder in Mayberry: Greed, Death, and Mayhem in a Small Town

    By Mary Kinney Branson and Jack Branson

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    When the local law enforcement of Madisonville, Kentucky, come upon the murder scene of Ann Branson, a prominent ultra-millionaire with multiple blows to the head and nearly 100 stab wounds, they're in unfamiliar territory.

    Add these dynamics and you have a crime scene waiting to be swept under a small-town rug. That's the beginning of this story. Add that the crime took place in the Bible Belt, where church involvement is a way of life, even for killers. Add that those closest to the victim are honest believers who respond to the tragedy in often unique ways. Add international extradition struggles at all levels of law enforcement. Add secrets behind picket fences, lies lived and told to neighbors, addiction, and greed. Add that one of the people closest to the victim is a federal agent and you have a true crime story with an unusual perspective, penetrating inside details, and emotional insights not typically available.

    Murder in Mayberry is both a clinically researched crime story and the emotional journey of the author's family as they moved from normal to changed forever that fateful January morning.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNew Horizon Press
    Release dateJul 29, 2016
    ISBN9780882825311
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    Murder in Mayberry: Greed, Death, and Mayhem in a Small Town
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    Mary Kinney Branson

    Mary Kinney Branson is the former editing director for the Home Mission Board and former marketing director for the North American Mission Board (agencies of the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination). During the 16 years she served in these two positions, she observed many dedicated workers who operated with financial integrity. But she also observed leaders who misused millions of dollars in contributors’ money. The extravagance and misuse she witnessed were the basis for her 17th book, SPENDING GOD’S MONEY, published January 2007 by Father’s Press.SPENDING GOD’S MONEY is an insider’s look at how money can be wasted if a religious organization lacks constant scrutiny and total financial disclosure. It will open the reader’s eyes to the dangers of giving blindly to large faceless agencies.But this book goes a step farther. It offers a plan to take giving back to the effective, fulfilling worship experience God created it to be.“I’m not a theologian, and I’m not particularly political,” states the book’s author. “But I believe I was placed at NAMB ‘for such a time as this.’“Most NAMB staff were required to sign a waiver—a gag order of sorts—when they left. I was a director—the level just under a VP—and I left under positive circumstances. I was one of the few who wasn’t asked to sign the waiver, and I was a professional writer. All this placed me in a unique position.”Mary Branson did her undergraduate work at Indiana University and graduate work at Georgia State University. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Jack. They have two children and two grandchildren.

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    • 5/5
      This book was one I truly could not put down. It was a real page turner and very engaging. I could feel such empathy with the people involved and quickly came to love the family and the victim involved. A great read and highly reccomended.
    • 3/5
      I found Murder In Mayberry to be a slow read and rather a slog to get through. When reading about a fictional murder the author is free to introduce suspense, mystery and even humor to the story, but in real life you find pathos, plodding, and family prejudices. This is the story of the brutal murder of an 85 year old woman and a true family tragedy, but due to the quality of the writing, I found myself just turning the pages in order to get to the end and see the murderer brought to justice and the family get the closure they deserved.The case itself seemed fairly straight forward, the police had a very good idea who was responsible early on but the wheels of justice turn slowly and the suspect had time to get out of the country which then involved the long process of getting him back to stand trial. As this book was written by a family member I thought the writing was poor and padded out to stretch the story to book size which resulted in long boring parts.Not a book I would recommend unless the reader has a personal interest in this case.
    • 4/5
      When town native Ann Branson was found murdered in her basement in Madisonville, Kentucky townspeople were shocked. Crimes like murder just didn't happen in Madisonville. It was unheard of. A retired federal agent, Ann's nephew Jack Branson will not let his aunt's case die; and it is unheard of to Jack that all clues in his aunt's murder start to point to a member of his own family.I have to say that the plot of this true crime book was a little slow for me and even though the crime was horrible, the writing was somewhat fanciful in parts. I give this story a B+!