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Hellhound On His Trail

The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin

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Hellhound On His Trail

By: Hampton Sides
Narrated by: Hampton Sides
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 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel. The nation was shocked, enraged, and saddened. As chaos erupted across the country and mourners gathered at King's funeral, investigators launched a sixty-five day search for King’s assassin that would lead them across two continents—from the author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers.

With a blistering, cross-cutting narrative that draws on a wealth of dramatic unpublished documents, Hampton Sides, bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers, delivers a non-fiction thriller in the tradition of William Manchester's The Death of a President and Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. With Hellhound On His Trail, Sides shines a light on the largest manhunt in American history and brings it to life for all to see.

With a New Afterword Americas Black & African American Social Sciences United States Murder Assassin Crime Martin Luther King Latin American

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First came across this book when it was abridged on the radio. Having only caught one episode, it was enough to make me find the whole book. Extremely thorough and interesting account of the entire events and exceptionally well read by the author. Can't recommend it enough if you have any interest at all in the subject.

Excellent account

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I thoroughly enjoyed this account and rendition. it makes one wonder how little has changed, particularly for those born in deprivation.

superb

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A thoroughly enjoyable telling of the parallel paths of Dr King and Mr Ray up to and beyond the evil act.

Many more details than I knew about this episode of history.

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