{"product_id":"the-suspect-an-olympic-bombing-the-fbi-the-media-and-richard-jewell-the-man-caught-in-the-middle-9781419735271","title":"The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the Fbi, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Suspect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the masterful true-crime account of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing that captured the world's attention and the heroic security guard-turned-suspect at the heart of it all.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBasis for the Warner Bros. film \u003ci\u003eRichard Jewell\u003c\/i\u003e, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, and Paul Walter Hauser\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On July 27, 1996, a hapless former cop turned hypervigilant security guard named Richard Jewell spotted a suspicious bag in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park, the town square of the 1996 Summer Games. Inside was a bomb, the largest of its kind in FBI and ATF history. Minutes later, the bomb detonated amid a crowd of 50,000 people. But thanks to Jewell, it only wounded 111 and killed two, not the untold scores who would have otherwise died. With the eyes of the world on Atlanta, the Games continued. But the pressure to find the bomber was intense. Within 72 hours, Jewell went from the hero to the FBI's main suspect. The news leaked and the intense focus on the guard forever changed his life. The worst part: It let the true bomber--Eric Rudolph--roam free to strike again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What really happened that evening during the Olympic Games? The attack left a mark on American history, but most of what we remember is wrong. In a triumph of reporting and access in the tradition of the best investigative journalism, former US Attorney Kent Alexander and former \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e reporter Kevin Salwen reconstruct all the events leading up to, during, and after the Olympic bombing from mountains of law enforcement evidence and the extensive personal records of key players, including Jewell himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Suspect\u003c\/i\u003e, the culmination of more than five years of reporting, is a gripping story of the rise of domestic terrorism in America, the advent of the 24\/7 news cycle, and an innocent man's fight to clear his name. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes color photographs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKent Alexander \u003c\/b\u003ewas the US Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia at the time of the 1996 Olympics. He spent hundreds of hours in meetings with the FBI about the bombing, and ultimately, he wrote and hand-delivered Jewell's clearance letter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Journalist \u003cb\u003eKevin Salwen\u003c\/b\u003e was a longtime Wall Street Journal reporter and editor, who ran the paper's southeastern section during the Olympic Games. He is the coauthor (with his daughter, Hannah) of \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50859986911506,"sku":"9781419735271","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eee70354-1c43-4966-b1fa-aac7198ec7d4.jpg?v=1737567328","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-suspect-an-olympic-bombing-the-fbi-the-media-and-richard-jewell-the-man-caught-in-the-middle-9781419735271","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}