{"product_id":"the-family-man-blood-and-betrayal-in-the-house-of-murdaugh-9781324075325","title":"The Family Man: Blood and Betrayal in the House of Murdaugh","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn March 2023, Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and younger son at Moselle, their home in South Carolina's Lowcountry. By then, the story had become headline news across the country, with its revelations of corruption in high places, massive fraud, opioid abuse, fake suicides, suspicious accidents, and the generational recklessness of the wealthy legal dynasty at its center. Having covered the case for \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, where his article became the magazine's most read story of the year, the acclaimed novelist James Lasdun brings his long-standing interest in the darker drives of the human psyche to an investigation into the serial embezzlements, fatal boat crash, and other events leading up to the slaughter at Moselle. \"Justice may have been served,\" Lasdun writes in the preface to \u003cem\u003eThe Family Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \"but the human element of the story didn't seem to add up.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving traveled extensively in the Lowcountry, Lasdun draws on original interviews (including with Murdaugh's notorious \"Cousin Eddie\"), transcripts of phone calls Murdaugh made from prison, the literature of criminal psychology, and the murder trial itself. Deeply researched, sharply written, and with the page-turning intensity of a Southern gothic novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Family Man\u003c\/em\u003e constructs a masterful portrait of Murdaugh and the mind-boggling crimes that wreaked havoc on his community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Lasdun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324075325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLasdun, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJames Lasdun\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in London and lives in Brooklyn. His novels, memoir, poetry, and short story collections have won many awards, and his essays have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, among other publications.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"James Lasdun \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48231283392669,"sku":"9781324075325","price":38.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_259d516b-ae23-4b44-898d-da62b39970ac.jpg?v=1778577756","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-family-man-blood-and-betrayal-in-the-house-of-murdaugh-9781324075325","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}