The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty

Ballantine published Valerie Bauerlein’s definitive and gripping true account of Alex Murdaugh’s violent downfall, THE DEVIL AT HIS ELBOW: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty in August of 2024. It is an unparalleled account into not just Alex Murdaugh’s villainous crimes, but also the corruption of his forefathers. Valerie Bauerlein is a national reporter for The Wall Street Journal who writes about small-town America and Southern politics, economics, and culture. She has covered the South her entire career, including nineteen years at the Journal and four years at The State in Columbia, South Carolina. Ms. Bauerlein graduated from Duke University. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband and their two children.