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5.0 stars�� I have been searching for a book that provided an in-depth look at the Murdaugh family after becoming transfixed by the criminal trial of Alex Murdaugh who stood accused of murdering his wife and son. There were several books that looked interesting but none that really seemed to offer anything new that I haven’t already read about this case�� until I started reading Goodread reviews of “The Devil at His Elbow.�� I am so glad I waited for this one because it was very well researched and written by an author I I had never heard of before, Valerie Bauerlein. Ms. Bauerlein does an excellent job of both filling in the background of the Murdaugh family tree and providing a great amount of details of each of the crimes that Alex and Paul were accused of committing. After watching a couple of documentaries on this subject (including the excellent one on Netflix) I didn’t think there was anything I hadn’t heard about these cases. Boy was I wrong. “Devil�� is seamlessly written with details that you can find nowhere else. The book excelled in covering the numerous ways Alex committed and covered up his financial crimes as well as more than in-depth coverage of the murder trial of Alex. So, for all of you true-crime junkies who can’t get enough of this sensational case, do yourself a favor and read this book. I promise you, you will not regret it.