Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee

Baillie Gifford Prize · 2019 · Shortlist

KnopfMay 7, 2019nonfictionISBN 9780525557050

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Baillie Gifford Prize	2019	Shortlist

About This Book

The story of a Alabama serial killer, the insurance fraud he committed, and Harper Lee's failed attempt to write a true crime book about the case. Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize in 2019.

About the Author

Casey CepAmerican

Casey Cep is an American journalist and author. Her book Furious Hours was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize in 2019. It tells the story of a serial killer in Alabama and Harper Lee's attempt to write about the case.