Under the Banner of Heaven

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National Bestseller Jon Krakauer, author of *Into the Wild* and *Into Thin Air*, delivers an extraordinary work of investigative journalism. Krakauer delves into America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities, where some 40,000 people defy civil authorities and mainstream Mormonism to practice polygamy. Centering on the horrifying double murder committed by brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who claimed divine command to kill a woman and her baby, Krakauer constructs a bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, savage violence, and unyielding faith. The book uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America’s fastest-growing religion and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief. Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU.