Judgement Ridge

"One of the best books of the year." -- Boston Globe

"I was spellbound by this brilliantly reported and intricately plotted account of the Dartmouth murders. The collision of good and evil in a small New England town is scary and heartbreaking." -- Dominick Dunne

"Zuckoff and Lehr...examine in fascinating detail the ordinariness of the boys' grudges--typical high school controversies about the student council and the debate team--and how, in Tulloch's mind, the idea of random killing became an obsession." -- The New Yorker

"Join[s] Truman Capote's classic, In Cold Blood, as one of the standards in crime writing." -- Boston Globe

"A harrowing account...[that] reveals two of the more chilling characters in recent nonfiction." -- Washington Post Book World

"Irresistible...It pulls you in." -- Hartford Courant

"Spellbinding ... [reveals] the story behind the headlines....Multifaceted and richly believable." -- Denver Post

"A tour de force of reporting...a gripping narrative." -- Worcester Telegram and Gazette

"A suspenseful and chilling story." -- Ft. Pierce (FL) Tribune

"Similar to ... In Cold Blood ... a nuanced portrait of a serial killer as a young man." -- Maxim

"A sensational news story....irresistably absorbing." -- Publishers Weekly

"A sorrowful tale of teenagers drawn to murder, artfully structured....the crime seems at once unspeakable and inescapable." -- Kirkus Reviews

"A chilling and revealing look at a crime that fueled concerns about adolescents and violence in a post-Columbine environment." -- Booklist

"A chilling story of toxic friendship and psychopathic amorality." -- Library Journal

"A masterpiece of investigative reporting that provides sophisticated, bone-chilling insights into the "Dartmouth Murders" and the inner workings of the minds of two seemingly 'normal' teenage boys." -- William S. Pollack, author of Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood

"Judgment Ridge is a tragic and fascinating story of two boys and their profoundly disturbing friendship. If you wonder how "bored" boys can become violent boys, if you worry about the vacuum in which American boys are being raised today, you will find this beautifully written book a compelling read." -- Michael Thompson, co-author of RAISING CAIN: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys

"In the tradition of Compulsion, In Cold Blood and The Executioner's Song, Judgment Ridge has the tragic inevitability of a great novel...I cannot remember when I read a book that was at once so compelling and so harrowing." -- Madeleine Blais, author of In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle