by Casey Cep
First published 2019
In the 1970s, a rural Alabama preacher is accused of murdering his family members for insurance money. Aided by a savvy lawyer, he evades justice until a relative takes matters into their own hands. Years later, Harper Lee travels home to report on the case, determined to write her own true-crime masterpiece. But as she becomes entangled in the complexities of the murders and trial, Lee must confront the personal and professional costs of her literary ambition.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, crime, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: literary-ambition, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Alabama, United States
Period: 1970s
311 pages · Kindle Edition · Cornerstone Digital