The Family Man by James Lasdun

The Family Man by James Lasdun

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An immersive account of a seemingly loving father’s transformation into family annihilator

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The Family Man by James Lasdun

In March 2023, Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and younger son at Moselle, their home in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. In The Family Man, James Lasdun takes a new angle on this story 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. The acclaimed novelist brings his long-standing interest in the darker drives of the human psyche to investigate the events leading up to the slaughter at Moselle, examining Murdaugh through original interviews with those involved in the case, 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, The Family Man constructs a masterful portrait of Murdaugh and the mind-boggling crimes that wreaked havoc on his community in the Lowcountry.
James Lasdun was born in London and lives in Brooklyn. His novels, memoir, poetry, and short story collections have won many aways, and his essays have appeared in the New York Times, the London Review of Books, and the New Yorker, among others.
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ISBN 13 9781324075325
ISBN 10 1324075325
Title The Family Man
Author James Lasdun
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Year published 2026-05-05
Number of pages 352
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