RaveThe New York Times Book ReviewIt’s a stale cliché to call this country “hopelessly divided,” true as it may be. Thankfully, that’s one of Sexton’s few missteps in this book. Through dogged reporting and clear prose, The Lost Sons of Omaha elevates a made-for-social-media tragedy into a kaleidoscopic account of race, justice and urban politics, the legacy of our forever wars and the flaws of our legal system ... A searing reminder that reality can’t be reduced to a hashtag or a sound bite; it’s messy, unpredictable and resistant to easy answers.
