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The Second Book in Lis Wiehl’s Thrilling True Crime “Hunting” Series:
Hunting The Unabomber: The FBI, Ted Kaczynski, and the Capture of America’s Most Notorious Domestic Terrorist By Lis Wiehl with Lisa Pulitzer
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“I remember the intense fear before the Unabomber was caught and the enormous relief when Ted Kaczynski was finally arrested. Now, thanks to star legal analyst and author Lis Wiehl's meticulous research and interviews, we get an unprecedented inside look at what happened in between, from the FBI’s perspective and beyond.” – Dan Abrams, ABC News chief legal analyst, coauthor of John Adams Under Fire
“Lis Wiehl has gathered new information and written a powerful and forensically accurate non- fiction thriller that explores the FBI’s multi-agency investigation into the Unabomber’s fourteen years of activity. A great read.” – Dr. Michael Baden, former chief medical examiner, New York City; host of HBO’s Autopsy
(Nashville, TN; Publication Date: April 28, 2020) -- The new true crime thriller HUNTING THE UNABOMBER: The FBI, Ted Kaczynski, and the Capture of America’s Most Notorious Domestic Terrorist by New York Times bestselling author Lis Wiehl with Lisa Pulitzer (Thomas Nelson; Hardcover $26.99; Publication Date: April 28, 2020) gives readers an all new account of the capture of the father of modern domestic terrorism, Theodore Kaczynski. Lis Wiehl’s newest page-turner will forever change the Unabomber narrative as a result of exclusive interviews and new investigative journalism that result in the never before told story of what really happened. Lis Wiehl’s second volume in her popular “Hunting” series after Hunting Charles Manson finally sets the record straight about the longest and most expensive FBI hunt in US history. Wiehl tells the story of the reclusive killer from 1 an unprecedented and original viewpoint: that of retired FBI agent Patrick J. Webb who was at the scene of the capture in the cabin in Montana and an active participate throughout all the years of the perplexing and challenging investigation.
In the untold story HUNTING THE UNABOMBER, Lis Wiehl brings her trademark legal expertise, riveting writing, and thorough investigative journalism to uncover facts the public never knew and in doing so chronicles, for the first time, the true story of murderer Ted Kaczynski, who is currently serving multiple life sentences.
HUNTING THE UNABOMBER includes: • New research and sources • Exclusive interviews and photographs (available upon request) • Mistakes and lessons from the original investigation • Details about The Unabomber Manifesto and its cultural significance today • Intimate facts from Ted’s brother leading to the capture of The Unabomber • Debunking Discovery’s Manhunter: Unabomber series
Throughout the book, Lis Wiehl leverages her decades of experience as both a federal prosecutor and investigative crime reporter to introducer material never before uncovered— turning the history we thought we already knew on its head. Drawing upon previously private research, personal interviews, documents, photographs, FBI files, and Ted’s cabin-in-the-woods, Wiehl gives readers a mesmerizing true tale that reads like fiction but is pure fact.
HUNTING THE UNABOMBER is the definitive account of America’s first domestic terrorist – including his horrific crimes and ultimate capture -- and will become the authoritative volume of the living monster known as Theodore Kaczynski. # # #
About Lis Wiehl: Lis Wiehl is the former legal analyst for Fox News and the O’Reilly Factor, and has appeared regularly on Your World with Neil Cavuto, Lou Dobbs Tonight, and the Imus morning shows. The former co-host of WOR radio's “WOR Tonight with Joe Concha and Lis Wiehl”, she has served as legal analyst and reporter for NBC News and NPR’s All Things Considered, as a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s office, and was a tenured professor of law at the University of Washington. She appears frequently on CNN as a legal analyst. She lives near New York City. For more information, visit: http://www.liswiehlbooks.com/.
About Thomas Nelson: Thomas Nelson, part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc., is a world-leading provider of Christian content and has been providing readers with quality inspirational product for more than 200 years. The publishing group provides multiple formats of award-winning Bibles, books, gift books, cookbooks, curriculum and digital content, with distribution of its products in more than 100 countries. Thomas Nelson is headquartered in Nashville, TN. For additional information, please visit www.thomasnelson.com.
Publication Information: Title: HUNTING THE UNABOMBER Subtitle: The FBI, Ted Kaczynski, and the Capture of America’s Most Notorious Domestic Terrorist Author: Lis Wiehl with Lisa Pulitzer Publisher: Thomas Nelson ISBN: 978-0718092122 Hardcover: 336 pages Price: $26.99 Publication Date: April 28, 2020 Author interviews, review copies, exclusive photos/video: [email protected].
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