Finding Chandra
| Author | Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Scribner |
Publication date | May 11, 2010 |
| Publication place | USA |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | ISBN 1439138672 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
Finding Chandra: A True Washington Murder Mystery is a non-fiction book by Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz, two Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalists at the Washington Post. The book, due for release in May 2010, chronicles the 2001 disappearance of Washington, DC intern Chandra Levy, whose remains were found one year later in an isolated area of the city's 2,800-acre Rock Creek Park. Higham and Horwitz present a thoroughly-researched narrative of Chandra's case and the factors that complicated it -- an affair between the victim and Congressman Gary Condit, missteps by DC law enforcement, and relentless scrutiny from national media. Finding Chandra has received early praise[1], most notably from fellow Washington Post colleague Bob Woodward, who declared it to be "Washington's In Cold Blood, expertly and marvelously told by two of journalism's greatest investigative reporters."[2]
The Authors
Scott Higham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning member of The Washington Post's investigations unit. He has conducted numerous investigations for the news organization, including an examination of abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison, and waste and fraud in Homeland Security contracting. The Abu Ghraib investigation was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, and the series on contracting won the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award for large newspapers.[3]
Sari Horwitz has been a reporter at The Washington Post for twenty-three years, where she has written extensively on crime, homeland security, education, and social services. A three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, she coauthored the book Sniper: Inside the Hunt for the Killers Who Terrorized the Nation. Among Sari's other awards are the Robert F. Kennedy Grand Prize for reporting on the disadvantaged and the Investigative Reporters and Editors Medal.[4]
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