A Season in Purgatory

For the 1976 novel by Thomas Keneally, see Season in Purgatory.

A Season in Purgatory
First edition cover
AuthorDominick Dunne
PublisherCrown
Publication date
May 5, 1993
ISBN0-517-58386-0

A Season in Purgatory is a 1993 novel by Dominick Dunne.[1][2][3] It was inspired by the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley, for which Ethel Skakel Kennedy's nephew Michael Skakel was eventually convicted. Dunne became fascinated with the story after covering William Kennedy Smith's 1991 rape trial for Vanity Fair.[4]

The hardcover edition (ISBN 0-517-58386-0) was released by Crown Publishers on April 13, 1993. The paperback (ISBN 0-553-29076-2) was published by Bantam Books on June 1, 1994.

  1. ^ "A Season in Purgatory by Dominick Dunne". Publishers Weekly. March 29, 1993. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "A Season in Purgatory". Kirkus Reviews. March 15, 1993. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "A Season in Purgatory". Booklist. April 15, 1993. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  4. ^ December 17, 2002 Dominick Dunne profile by Jeff Falcon at Surftofind.com