Some Personal News!
My Next Book Project Has Just Been Announced: The UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder...
Hi Everyone,
So, I can now talk about by next book project.
James Patterson and I are teaming up again. We have signed with Little,Brown, the publisher of The Idaho Four, to write a book about the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson.
Here’s what we said in the press release that went out this morning:
“This is a story about the American Dream Gone Wrong. It’s also a story of one young man’s descent from Ivy League graduate to notorious accused killer to so-called political martyr. The Idaho Four was inspired by the photo of the four tragic victims. Like millions around the world, Vicky and I were riveted by coverage of the five-day manhunt from Midtown Manhattan to Altoona, Pennsylvania,” said James Patterson.
“This story touches all of us. It goes to the heart of the social, cultural and political issues dividing the US right now. Nothing is more of a reviled black box than the health insurance industry, and it’s time to open it up, through a crime that has caught the attention of the country,” said Vicky Ward.
So, bear with me as I juggle working on the book and doing the substack these coming months!
I am so grateful for all of you who stuck with me while I was working on The Idaho Four. None of this would be possible without your support!
Speaking of which: I am pleased to tell you that in week three, The Idaho Four is at Number Two on both the New York Times Nonfiction list and the combined Nonfiction print and e-book list!
I feel very lucky!
Great news, Vicky! I'll def pick up the new book.
You’ve made me very happy!
I thought ‘The Idaho Four’ was masterfully written & read it over a weekend.
I’m going to read it again in a week or two.
I watched every minute of the BK sentencing & I felt a closeness to the victims’ families & friends that came from your sensitivity & ability to make them all so relatable.
I’ll anxiously await your telling of another complex story. ❤️