Under the Banner of Heaven
A Story of Violent Faith
Author: Jon Krakauer
Narrator: Scott Brick
Unabridged: 12 hr 32 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
Published: 04/10/2003
Category: True Crime - Murder
Synopsis
At the core of Krakauer’s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America’s fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief.