March 20, 2024

Edgar Award nominee Crooked tackles Harding-era corruption

the true crime that's worth your time

Harry Daughtry, political fixer to President Warren G. Harding, rode his fellow Buckeye's coattails to the position of Attorney General where he monetized the role, accepting bribes in return for a variety of favors. Securing election to the U.S. Senate on a campaign pledge to “Get Daughtry,” Montana progressive Burton K. Wheeler launches an offensive to prove the Attorney General and his inner circle’s wrongdoings. The battle between the two would span years, the hall of Congress, and courtrooms across the country.

Read the rest of Susan Howard's review of Crooked at Reality Blurred.