Taking place in South Carolina, the good old boy network is alive and kicking through four generations of fuckery, told through the downfall of Alex Murdaugh after killing his wife and son. It’s both fascinating and terrifying to see how much this man, his family, and his actions poisoned the community. Using his position as a lawyer, he was able to defraud millions of dollars from his clients who desperately needed the money paid to them for their injuries. He exploited his family’s ties to law enforcement to skirt consequences for himself and his sons, often giving up their friends as sacrifices for their own necks. 

Every twist and turn that’s revealed underlines that fiction has nothing on reality. The stranglehold the Murdaugh family held in Hampton County, South Carolina is evident. The lengths they would go to hold onto that power is staggering. 

It’s hard to say this book is a good one because with every page you are reminded this was real. These are people’s lives that hung in the balance. This book shone a light on a corrupt family dynasty that raged through South Carolina. How many more are lurking out there for us to find?