Are we ready for another dive into the sordid world of Alex Murdaugh? Just months ago, we saw him convicted of the double homicide of his wife and son, an outcome we had prepared for by watching gavel-to-gavel coverage of the trial and supplementing our study with documentaries and podcasts that wrung every detail of background and every droplet of atmosphere from the crime. Now, if the conclusion of the trial has left us with some time on our hands, if we find ourselves missing the company of Big Red and Fast Eddie, Buster and Bubba, maybe Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders is just what we need.
John Glatt, author of more than 20 true-crime books, pulls aside the South Carolina Low Country’s curtain of Spanish moss and steps smoothly into its swamp of corruption, embezzlement, and murder, delivering a Baedeker of the family’s steady rise and spectacular fall.
