RaveThe Minneapolis Star TribuneKing's reporting defies cliché with depth and specificity. He holds to verifiable facts and knows how to let a story and characters evolve ... the real power comes as King pulls back layer upon layer of the dark veils of complicity, revealing a history that is much darker than we might want to see — and much more current.
Tracy Kidder
PositiveThe Minneapolis Star TribuneKidder is no trickster as a writer. There are no breathless cliffhangers, gotcha scandals or sex-steamed detours to make this a late-night page-turner. Rather, his work builds on a deep fascination with — and access to — an insider’s world. Readers willing to follow him will 'grok' those worlds in ways they hadn’t before ... he delivers his signature strength, which stitches extraordinary people into the context of their times.
Skip Hollandsworth
RaveThe Minneapolis Star TribuneHollandsworth declares flat-out that he failed to unmask the monster. But for readers who love the tangle of history, mystery and skilled storytelling — and who possess a strong stomach for the gruesome — joining his quest is a treat. He hunts down obscure public records, news accounts, shirttail relatives, the rare letter and photograph. The annotations cataloging his search are a delicious detective story unto themselves.
