RaveThe Kansas City Star...[an] expertly crafted narrative ... A historical detective of the first order, Grann weaves his work of narrative nonfiction so well and so subtly that he puts the reader right there in that time and place, revealing plot twists only as they became known. Grann also blends into his narrative how the murders became J. Edgar Hoover’s first significant test of the capabilities of the fledgling FBI.
Dan Barry
RaveThe Kansas City Star“The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland clearly and engagingly explains the problems and constructs the arc of evolving public understanding of mental disabilities over that 30-year period. Barry’s narrative is gentle and respectful toward these men. Many were rejected or mistreated by their families, who turned them over to the state of Texas, which eventually passed them on to a labor broker.
