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Of Half Lives . . .
“Derrick dazzles with her first book, a compulsively readable accounting of the sometimes dark and ugly side of America’s history.”
—Jennifer Mack, Senior Associate
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Advanced praise for the Secrets We Shared . . .
“Grabbed me and held me to the end . . . This book really needs to be in print.”
—Dr. Jeffrey Fracher
Forensic Psychologist and Expert Witness on Criminal Behavior
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Of Derrick . . .
“A gifted storyteller . . . One of our best guests!”
—Laura Bennett, Producer
American Diplomat Podcast
Of Half Lives . . .
Half Lives is a masterful work of original scholarship that is precisely documented . . . The book is absorbing, an absolute page-turner as well polished as it is researched.
— William R. Levesque
Former prize-winning Tampa Bay Times journalist