Amber Hunt is part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team at the Cincinnati Enquirer, where she works as an investigative reporter. Her podcast Accused - an award-winning true crime serial that paved the way for a retrial in a death penalty conviction - was named one of the best 25 podcasts by RollingStone.com, and has been featured in O magazine, the Daily Beast, and Wired, among others. She has written six books, including the New York Times bestseller The Kennedy Wives (cowritten with David Batcher), and has appeared on NBC's Dateline, A&E's Crime Stories, and other programs. Hunt is cofounder of Grab Bag Collab, a podcast cooperative. She is also the host of the podcast this book is based upon, Crimes of the Centuries, produced and distributed by Obsessed Network, LLC.
"""[An] exemplary assessment of American crime and punishment and their evolution over five centuries. Through a wealth of examples, both high-profile and relatively unknown, Hunt illustrates the changing nature of U.S. law in this informative work."" --Booklist ""A brisk and fascinating overview of American criminal history.""--Publishers Weekly"