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  • The Suspect

  • An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle
  • By: Kent Alexander, Kevin Salwen
  • Narrated by: Paul Michael
  • Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)

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By: Kent Alexander, Kevin Salwen
Narrated by: Paul Michael
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Summary

The inspiration behind Richard Jewell, the major motion picture directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Paul Walter Hauser, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde and Kathy Burke.

On July 27, 1996, a hapless former cop turned hypervigilant security guard named Richard Jewell spotted a suspicious bag in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park, the town square of the 1996 Summer Games. Inside was a bomb, the largest of its kind in FBI and ATF history. Minutes later, the bomb detonated amid a crowd of 50,000 people. But thanks to Jewell, it only wounded 111 and killed 2, not the untold scores who would have otherwise died. With the eyes of the world on Atlanta, the Games continued. But the pressure to find the bomber was intense. Within 72 hours, Jewell went from the hero to the FBI's main suspect. The news leaked, and the intense focus on the guard forever changed his life. The worst part: It let the true bomber roam free to strike again.

What really happened that evening during the Olympic Games? The attack left a mark on American history, but most of what we remember is wrong. In a triumph of reporting and access in the tradition of the best investigative journalism, former US attorney Kent Alexander and former Wall Street Journal reporter Kevin Salwen reconstruct all the events leading up to, during and after the Olympic bombing from mountains of law enforcement evidence and the extensive personal records of key players, including Richard himself.

The Suspect, the culmination of more than five years of reporting, is a gripping story of the rise of domestic terrorism in America, the advent of the 24/7 news cycle and an innocent man's fight to clear his name.

©2020 Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen (P)2020 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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Brilliant

Hooked from start to finish. No filler. So many twists and turns. loved it.

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Best book so far

Great tale.... super narration... would recommend to anyone.... hope the film of the same story is just as good

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superb

Brilliantly told, reads like a great thriller. loved every minute of it. Great background on all of the major players and ultimately a very sad story.

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Brillent stick with it

Greatly read heard his voice before snow blood killkngs stick with it good build up to all the drama

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