Craig Marshall Smith

Greenhills, Ohio Craig Marshall Smith

Greenhills, Ohio is formed around the infamous murder of Patricia Ann Rebholz, a 15-year-old high school cheerleader, in a small government-contrived village. The crime was regional and national news for over two weeks and was named southwest Ohio's Top News Story of 1963. The author was the only eye witness. In 2001, Patricia's ex-boyfriend went on trial for the murder in a Hamilton County courtroom. Smith collages actual interviews and investigation reports with entirely unrelated subplots that include a Raymond Chandler inspired private eye and the mystery surrounding the death of singer Sam Cooke. Greenhills, Ohio is the companion of the author's Greenhills, Colorado, which spotlights the Chandler inspired detective in contemporary Denver.