To string together the story, conversations were used throughout the entire book–real and cited quotes and conversations. What appealed to me the most about this book is that it told the story using quotes pulled from multiple sources. and James Earl Ray, to the current conditions in American while enduring hardships from the Vietnam War, to an inside look into the FBI. From here, the knowledge made available spans from the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is important because it is of necessity that the reader understands why Martin Luther King was needed in Memphis, Tennessee. Hellhound On His Trail starts by giving you a brief history of the city of Memphis. From start to finish, this book gives you the specifics necessary to fully comprehend the time period.
This book contains an abundance of information. Hampton Sides should not feel bad though, because of the “entertainment” value of this book, it will lead those to read it and learn about American History, specifically about one of America’s greatest leaders and one of the FBI’s greatest conquest. If every book was this good, I would have spent more time reading over the last five years and less time on Facebook or Youtube. I am not much of a reader– however, I am trying to read more–and this book was just what I needed to jump-start my interest in reading again. Well, sorry Hampton Sides…you did! This was an amazing book. “A number of people who’ve read Hellhound have described it as ‘a thriller.’ Though they intended this as a compliment, I’m not sure I took it as one–for, in effect, it implies that I’ve turned a national tragedy into an entertainment of sorts.” Martin Luther King, Jr., but it also came highly recommended from several of my friends. This national bestseller, by Hampton Sides, tells the “electrifying account of the largest manhunt in American History.” There is a point in the book’s Afterword where Hampton Sides says,
I was not only excited to read this novel because it is about Dr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin was given to me for Christmas from a co-worker during our office’s Secret Santa gift exchange. Hellhound on his Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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