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The Idaho Four
An American Tragedy
Contributors
By Vicky Ward
Formats and Prices
- On Sale
- Jul 14, 2025
- Page Count
- 448 pages
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- ISBN-13
- 9780316572859
Price
$32.50Price
$41.00 CADFormat
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“New revelations…James Patterson and Vicky Ward reveal new details and attempt to lift the veil of secrecy that has shrouded the Idaho college murders case for more than two years.” –Good Morning America
“This is much more than a true crime book. It’s a vivid exploration of the range of human response when faceless terror strikes. It’s a portrait of America in this polarized moment.” –Town & Country
“A lot of brand-new reporting. Clears up a number of mysteries.” –Morning Joe
The murders of four innocent college students attending the University of Idaho left us all with so many questions. Now, after more than 300 interviews, James Patterson and prize-winning journalist Vicky Ward finally have the answers.
We know what it was like to live in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13, 2022, the day of the cold-blooded killings. We know what the local police and FBI did right. And what they did wrong. We’ve learned so much about the four heartbroken families—the Mogens, Goncalveses, Kernodles, and Chapins. And we have the backstory for Bryan Kohberger, brilliant grad student, loner, apparent incel.
Now you are the jury. The evidence is in.
You’ve watched the Prime documentary, One Night in Idaho, now read the “clearest profile yet of the twisted quadruple killer and his motives” (New York Post).
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“The clearest profile yet of the twisted quadruple killer and his motives.”New York Post
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“New revelations…James Patterson and Vicky Ward reveal new details and attempt to lift the veil of secrecy that has shrouded the Idaho college murders case for more than two years.”Good Morning America
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“Takes the reader into the lives of the four victims. The book is also the story of the fallout from the murders on the twin college towns of Moscow, Idaho, and Pullman, Washington.”Rolling Stone
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"This is much more than a true crime book. It’s a vivid exploration of the range of human response when faceless terror strikes. It’s a portrait of America in this polarized moment."Town & Country
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"A lot of brand-new reporting. Clears up a number of mysteries."Morning Joe

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