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"[An] exhilarating, intimate study of fate, chance and the wildly meaningful intersections of disparate lives.... Belkin writes insightfully and engagingly.... She has a keen eye for an anecdote and a sharp sense of humor.--Robert Kolker ""New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)"" [A] riveting true crime account.--Joumana Khatib ""New York Times"" [Belkin] masterfully builds hand-wringing anticipation.... [and] creates an impressive work of in-depth narrative journalism that artfully conveys the countless paths a life can follow and exposes the instinctual human desire for alternative endings. An absorbing, thought-provoking inquiry into what it means to change and defy the odds.-- ""Kirkus Reviews"" A generational saga both exquisitely detailed and majestically sweeping.... This wonderful book by master storyteller Lisa Belkin carries the reader effortlessly along, revealing profound truths about the history of our country, the intertwined nature of our personal stories, and the forces--often hidden--driving our own lives, our own loves, our own times.--Liza Mundy, author of Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II A truly great read.--Maren Longbella ""Minneapolis Star Tribune"" Belkin stages the drama with the pace and tension of a Greek tragedy.... Gripping.... Belkin craftily sustains suspense.--Tom Nolan ""Wall Street Journal"" Deep research and vivid storytelling elevate this crime tale.-- ""People, ""Best Books of Summer 2023"""" In this riveting narrative, Lisa Belkin brings history to life. Weaving philosophical, psychological, historical, and personal threads, she dissects how the past shapes us and makes us who we are. Meticulously researched and beautifully constructed, this book reads like historical fiction--though it is, almost unfathomably, true.--Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train and The Exiles Journalist Belkin offers a historical example of the 'Butterfly Effect'.... [that] true-crime aficionados will savor.-- ""Booklist"" Lisa Belkin has taken an incredible story and unraveled it in the most masterful way. This is an intensely readable, fascinating book that will be with you for a long time.--Julie Klam, author of The Almost Legendary Morris Sisters: A True Story of Family Fiction Lisa Belkin is a beautiful writer even when addressing wrenching topics, as shown in this elegy of a police officer's murder and the path to it. This is an exquisite exploration of how our meandering human paths converge, in love, in success, in tragedy.--Nicholas D. Kristof, coauthor of Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope Outstanding.... Belkin's judicious research parlays into an engrossing, expansive narrative that reads like a real-life Greek tragedy. It will spur contemplation and debate in an audience far beyond just true crime diehards.--Publishers Weekly, starred review Something more than 'true crime.' Epic personal history, maybe? Whatever you call Lisa Belkin's latest passion project, it's riveting: a big, sweeping, multi-generational saga about all the little moments over half a century that steered the stories of three families to collide on one fateful, fatal night.--Mary Laura Philpott Genealogy of a Murder is a deeply researched, intensely personal investigation that bristles with tension from start to finish. Masterfully composed and remarkably courageous, it is a hauntingly powerful story that's impossible to forget.--Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America A revelatory work of nonfiction, one that will influence my own future crime writing, and that, I suspect, of others in this space.... Belkin expertly renders the humanity in all of these ancestral tales, using her narrative-nonfiction skills to convey adventure, loss, longing, joy, heartbreak, and emotional devastation.... When true crime is in fresh need of new narrative possibilities that truly center the actual lives and afterlives of those affected by violence, Genealogy of a Murder provides a road map for how to do so. I felt forever changed after reading this book, and know it will have ripple effects for those creating, and consuming, true crime.--Sarah Weinman ""Air Mail"" Lisa Belkin's Genealogy of a Murder reads like the best novels, with rich characterizations and can't-put-it-down pacing. But the story she tells is true, a true story of America and the forces that shape us--for good and for ill--for generations. It's a work of ambition and a work of art, and one hell of a great read.--Mimi Swartz, executive editor, Texas Monthly, and author of Ticker: The Quest to Create an Artificial Heart"

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Lisa Belkin is an award-winning journalist and the author of narrative nonfiction books. Her career at the New York Times includes stints as a national correspondent, medical reporter, and contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine. She lives in Westchester, New York.

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