FURIOUS HOURS

?Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee? uncovers the case of Reverend Willie Maxwell ? accused of murdering several family members for insurance money in 1970s Alabama ? and the parallel story of Harper Lee?s attempt to write the book she called The Reverend. Casey Cep weaves courtroom drama, racial politics, the long shadow of To Kill a Mockingbird, and a deeper meditation on journalistic and literary ambition. A remarkable work of narrative nonfiction exploring justice, obsession and legacy. (Penguin)