Hellhound On His Trail

The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin

De: Hampton Sides

Narrado por: Hampton Sides

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel. The nation was shocked, enraged, and saddened. As chaos erupted across the country and mourners gathered at King's funeral, investigators launched a sixty-five day search for King’s assassin that would lead them across two continents—from the author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers.

With a blistering, cross-cutting narrative that draws on a wealth of dramatic unpublished documents, Hampton Sides, bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers, delivers a non-fiction thriller in the tradition of William Manchester's The Death of a President and Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. With Hellhound On His Trail, Sides shines a light on the largest manhunt in American history and brings it to life for all to see.

With a New Afterword

Awesome read!

True crime just doesn't get any better than this. Don't quite know what to say, other than "read the book, it speaks for itself".
The astonishing insights into the techniques and seat-of-the-pants strategy of this career criminal were so compelling I practically had to keep my iPod surgically joined to my hip!

The marginal figures grabbed my interest as well - I guess that's a sign of a really excellent read, if you are mesmerized by even the people who populate the edges of the story.

Stranger than fiction

I had forgotten so much about the hunt for an MLK's killer that reading this was truly eye opening. Highly recommended with many twists and turns and interesting historical details--Like the fact that several wealthy Klan Organizations had bounties placed on MLK's head, and how J. Edgar Hoover, who hated King and had tried to get him to commit suicide, was then was placed in charge of finding his killer.

Great story. Great flow.

I love how the separate stories flow together. So many surprising facts that I'd not heard before.

Riviting story

The research Sides put into this story is mind boggling. It is so beautifully written, and since I was only 8 when all this happened, it was so informative. Anyone who likes a good detective story or cares about the civil rights movement and MLK himself will be sitting in their car long after arriving at their destination because this story is so captivating. Thank you Hampton Sides for telling this very important piece of history.

Great listen!

This is in the top ten books I have listened to. Skillfully written, Hampton Sides uses some turns of phrase that just make you smile. Even though you know what is going to happen, the murder of Dr. King broke my heart all over again. A must for anyone who remembers that year of assassinations.

FBI gets their man

If you want to read about tedious investigative work before there was all the high technology available, this book will tell you how Martin Luther King's assassin was caught.

Couldn't stop till I finished

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Hampton Sides did a masterful job of leading you through James Earl Ray's twisted journey from small time crook, to the FBI's most wanted list. This is a book that I'll look forward to listening to again.

What did you like best about this story?

The way the author referred to Ray through his aliases from the beginning of the book till the killing in Memphis.

A tiny bit of selected history

This was a wonderful book. Well written and very intriguing. My only comment is that I knew Jerred Blanchard, and it was stated that he was a Republican. Interesting that no mention was made of the democrat governor and that Mayor Loeb was a Democrat. Perhaps an oversight?

Awesome story.

Having lived through the assassination of Dr King and being a young adult during the late 60's and early 70's, I understood that it was a very turbulent, but progressive time. I admit to being slightly addicted to crime novels, I was intrigued by what drove James Earl Ray. Outstanding novel. I felt that the narrative was a little AI like.. Sorry.

EXCELLENT Historical Read

This historical narration was captivating and informative. Its presentation was better than I expected. I highly recommend.