{"product_id":"broken-plea-the-explosive-search-for-truth-behind-the-idaho-murders-9781400257140","title":"Broken Plea: The Explosive Search for Truth Behind the Idaho Murders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWas there more than one killer? Had the crime scene been cleaned and sanitized before the police arrived? Was furniture staged to throw off detectives? In one of the most extraordinary true crime stories ever published, \u003cem\u003eBroken Plea\u003c\/em\u003e questions what really happened in the house on King Road--and the results of that investigation will astound you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, four lives were lost in a brutal crime in Moscow, Idaho--and a nation demanded answers. When a suspect accepted a plea bargain, the story seemed settled. Justice, many believed, had been served.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBroken Plea\u003c\/em\u003e challenges that assumption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on court records, investigative timelines, witness statements, and apparently overlooked inconsistencies, this meticulously researched exposé examines how a rush to judgment may have shaped one of the most closely watched murder cases in recent memory. As the official narrative hardened, critical leads went unexplored, contradictory evidence was minimized, and alternative explanations faded from view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book does not claim certainty where none exists. Instead, it asks the questions that were never fully pursued: What happens when pressure to close a case outweighs the search for truth? What evidence may have been sidelined, and why? And what are the consequences when a plea doesn't end scrutiny but invites it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClear-eyed, unsparing, and deeply unsettling, \u003cem\u003eBroken Plea\u003c\/em\u003e reopens the case--and invites readers to look again at what justice demands when the truth remains unresolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Whitcomb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Select\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400257140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhitcomb, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Whitcomb \u003c\/strong\u003eis a writer, entrepreneur, and former FBI Hostage Rescue Team sniper with operational experience in more than thirty countries. He is the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eCold Zero: Inside the FBI Hostage Rescue Team\u003c\/em\u003e and the novels \u003cem\u003eBlack \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWhite\u003c\/em\u003e. He has written for numerous publications and studios including \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGQ\u003c\/em\u003e, Netflix, CBS Films, and HBO. He has a BA from Hamilton College and an MA from the University of Virginia. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Christopher Whitcomb \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47897119228061,"sku":"9781400257140","price":38.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_93ab9f78-799d-4a59-8225-399b54dbc5d5.jpg?v=1778002246","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/broken-plea-the-explosive-search-for-truth-behind-the-idaho-murders-9781400257140","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}