Ruby Ridge

“A stunning job of reporting.” — New York Times Book Review “The most comprehensive, even-handed and best written account of Ruby Ridge currently in print.” — Washington Times "Jess Walter's careful chronicle of what happened in and around that cabin in . . . nortrhern Idaho . . . is remarkably complete." — Salt Lake City Tribune "Jess Walter's careful chronicle of what happened in and around that cabin in...northern Idaho...is remarkably complete." — Salt Lake City Tribune "Tightly reported . . . an even-handed . . . excellent, minute-by-minute account." — Portland Oregonian "Remarkably honest, evenhanded and gutsy … an exceptionally well-reported book.” — Washington Post “Flowing, gripping, logically organized and rich in detail . . . a story so tragic it’s redolent of Shakespeare.” — USA Today "The definitive book about the standoff,” — American Experience, PBS "Meticulously researched." — imagazine

“A stunning job of reporting.” — New York Times Book Review “The most comprehensive, even-handed and best written account of Ruby Ridge currently in print.” — Washington Times "Jess Walter's careful chronicle of what happened in and around that cabin in . . . nortrhern Idaho . . . is remarkably complete." — Salt Lake City Tribune "Jess Walter's careful chronicle of what happened in and around that cabin in...northern Idaho...is remarkably complete." — Salt Lake City Tribune "Tightly reported . . . an even-handed . . . excellent, minute-by-minute account." — Portland Oregonian "Remarkably honest, evenhanded and gutsy … an exceptionally well-reported book.” — Washington Post “Flowing, gripping, logically organized and rich in detail . . . a story so tragic it’s redolent of Shakespeare.” — USA Today "The definitive book about the standoff,” — American Experience, PBS "Meticulously researched." — imagazine

Jess Walter is the author of eight novels, including the bestsellers So Far Gone, The Cold Millions, and Beautiful Ruins, the National Book Award Finalist The Zero, and Citizen Vince, winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. His short fiction, collected in The Angel of Rome and We Live in Water, has won the O. Henry Prize, the Pushcart Prize and appeared three times in Best American Short Stories. As a reporter, he was a finalist for the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of Ruby Ridge. He lives in his hometown of Spokane, Washington.