NEW YORK–LAWFUEL – Law News Network –London’s Publishing News named Trail of Feathers, a nonfiction book by Robert Rivard one of the top ten true crime titles in its recent list of noteworthy paperbacks, Lisa Kaufman of Public Affairs announced today. Trail of Feathers (http://www.robertrivard.com/buybook.html ), a true crime page turner set in Mexico, was released in paperback October 23 by Public Affairs, a division of Perseus Books (http://www.perseusbooks.com).
When published last year, Trail of Feathers was named a nonfiction Book Sense pick for 2005 and People Magazine named it one of five recommended nonfiction reads of the year.
Tagged “a model of its genre” by Bookmarks Magazine, Trail of Feathers chronicles the true crime story Rivard’s (http://www.robertrivard.com) search for justice in the murder of his Mexico City correspondent Philip True, who was killed in a Deliverance-like episode in western Mexico while hiking. Rivard, editor of the San Antonio Express-News (http://www.mysanantonio.com), tackles his own long journey that leads him to a “trail of feathers” that seeped from True’s sleeping bag, to discover what happened — and why.
Excerpts from reviews follow:
“More than a tale of true crime. Rivard delves into the psyche of a man, a time, a country, and an indigenous people in a straightforward yet spellbinding narrative. It’s a mesmerizing story.” — Barbara Hoagland, The King’s English, Salt Lake City, UT
“Feels like a Latin-American Bleak House, where truth and justice seem incidental.” — Kirkus Reviews.
“Quiety heroic,” — the New York Times, and “A far more intimate true-crime book than the market has seen in many years…” — Ron Franscell, Under the News
