"James Lasdun, one of our very best true crime documentarians, has written a riveting account of the notorious Alex Murdaugh murder trial of March 2023. Though adjudicated, this public exposure of an ‘incredibly corrupt South Carolina ruling class' remains a mystery in many ways, as Lasdun reveals. The Family Man is a memorable examination of the making and enabling of a psychopath who is also a ‘good-old-boy’ from a prominent South Carolina family; a ‘family-values’ gentleman who is also a ‘family annihilator.’ Highly recommended." -Joyce Carol Oates

"A true-life Gothic tale of moral horror that wrestles with the reality of evil and its sinister, persistent influence over one powerful family and its milieu." -Walter Kirn, author of Blood Will Out

"The Family Man is a meticulous, spotlessly written, and clear-eyed journey into a distinctly American morass of wealth, privilege, and power. It's also a morally responsible meditation on the tragedies left within the ruinous wake. James Lasdun doesn't allow us a moment's breath to flinch and look away." -Paul Tremblay, author of Horror Movie

"This story, with its wild human convulsions and its dense moral fibre, demands serious narrative muscle from its teller. James Lasdun has what it takes, and more: his final chapters are a masterclass in calm, hard reasoning." -Helen Garner, author of This House of Grief ? The Story of a Murder Trial