The Idaho Four

An American Tragedy

Contributors

By James Patterson

By Vicky Ward

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Jul 13, 2026
Page Count
448 pages
ISBN-13
9781538766521

Price

$21.99

Price

$28.99 CAD

The murders of four innocent college students attending the University of Idaho left us all with so many questions.
Now, after more than 300 interviews, James Patterson and prize-winning journalist Vicky Ward finally have some answers.                  
We know what it was like to live in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13, 2022, the day of the cold-blooded killings. 
We know what the local police and FBI did right. And what they did wrong. 
We’ve learned so much about the four heartbroken families—the Mogens, Goncalveses, Kernodles, and Chapins.
And we have the backstory for Bryan Kohberger, brilliant grad student, loner, apparent incel—now indicted and facing trial.
Now you are the jury.
The evidence is in.

James Patterson

About the Author

James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author, best known for his many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, I Funny, and Jacky Ha-Ha. Patterson’s writing career is characterized by a single mission: to prove to everyone, from children to adults, that there is no such thing as a person who “doesn’t like to read,” only people who haven’t found the right book. He’s given over a million books to schoolkids and over forty million dollars to support education, and endowed over five thousand college scholarships for teachers. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.

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