Quotes
“Bennett’s intelligent delivery keeps the history lesson engaging and the crime as shocking as ever…Bennett’s extraordinary narration captures [the] revelations of oppression, racial inequality, and gender-based violence, taking listeners deep into the heart of a complex nation. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile
“This…is consummate in its reach and penetration.” Norman Rush, National Book Award–winning author
“Suspenseful and engrossing…Shows how a powerful desire for reconciliation can in fact obscure…the equity and justice that all people deserve.” Piper Kerman, New York Times bestselling author
“A fascinating case study, a feat of investigative journalism…[and] a total page-turner, a gripping Serial-like true-crime story.” Vogue
“A Truman Capote–style detective story…Perform[s] that rare alchemy of transforming the particular into something more universal.” Financial Times (London)
“Timely…gripping, explosive…Obsessive forensic investigation.” New York Times Book Review
“A gripping narrative that examines the messiness of truth, the illusory nature of reconciliation, [and] the all too often false promise of justice.” Boston Globe
“A masterpiece of reported nonfiction.” Newsday
“A tour-de-force depiction…A complex, nuanced, and perhaps ultimately unknowable story that will captivate all readers.”
Publishers Weekly
“An intimate, intricate depiction of embedded journalism.” Library Journal