John Glatt

Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders -- John Glatt, Hardcover

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In Tangled Vines, bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigious Murdaugh family and the shocking double murder that led to the downfall of its patriarch, Alex Murdaugh.

Among the lush, tree-lined waterways of South Carolina low country, the Murdaugh name means power. A century-old, multimillion-dollar law practice has catapulted the family into incredible wealth and local celebrity--but it was an unimaginable tragedy that would thrust them into the national spotlight. On June 7th, 2021, prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh discovered the bodies of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, on the grounds of their thousand-acre hunting lodge. The mystery deepened only months later when Alex himself was discovered shot in the head on a local roadside.

But as authorities scrambled for clues and the community reeled from the loss and media attention, dark secrets about this Southern legal dynasty came to light. The Murdaughs, it turned out, were feared as much as they were loved. And they wouldn't hesitate to wield their influence to protect one of their own; two years before he was killed, a highly intoxicated Paul Murdaugh was at the helm of a boat when it crashed and killed a teenage girl, and his light treatment by police led to speculation that privilege had come into play. As bombshells of financial fraud were revealed and more suspicious deaths were linked to the Murdaughs, a new portrait of Alex Murdaugh emerged: a desperate man on the brink of ruin who would do anything, even plan his own death, to save his family's reputation.

Author: John Glatt
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 08/08/2023
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.41w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9781250283481

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/01/2023 pg. 9
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 06/26/2023

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B&M Picks, Hardcover, John Glatt, Murder, Murder - South Carolina, St. Martin's Press, True Crime, True Crime / Espionage, White Collar Crime

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