Careless people / Churchwell, Sarah Bartlett

The autumn of 1922 found F. Scott Fitzgerald at the height of his fame in New York City. Meanwhile, a brutal double murder commanded the nation's attention. An unusual mix of criticism, biography, and true crime and a journey into the dark heart of Jazz Age America.

Examines the double murder known as the Hall-Mills murder, in 1922 New York, discussing the police investigation, court proceedings, and an array of celebrity-hungry suspects, and poses the possibility of its influence on F. Scott Fitzgerald while he was writing his novel "The Great Gatsby".