NATIONAL BESTSELLER ΓÇó From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air,this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside AmericaΓÇÖs isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. ΓÇó Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU. ΓÇ£Fantastic…. Right up there with In Cold Blood and The ExecutionerΓÇÖs Song.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöSan Francisco Chronicle Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake Citythe renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. At the core of KrakauerΓÇÖs book are brothers Ron and Dan Laffertywho insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murderKrakauer constructs a multi-layeredbone-chilling narrative of messianic delusionpolygamysavage violenceand unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of AmericaΓÇÖs fastest growing religionand raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief.