reviewed on NPR, a story of murder committed by an entire town

[Christi]

I'm not sure if this book is fiction or non-. I think it takes place in Florida. I listened to a review on NPR a few years ago, and foolishly didn't write down the title at the time. A small town is at least complicit in a murder of a man who deserved it--a bit like the story from Missouri in the early 1980's.

[inaword]

So to clarify, the story from Missouri you're talking about is about the murder of Ken McElroy. Are you looking for a book about that particular incident, or a book with a similar story in it?

[Christi]

The story is similar but I think it takes place in Florida.

[inaword]

It looks like the NPR website has as list of the books they've reviewed, you might be able to look around there and see if you can find it.

[SamSpayedPI]

So not In Broad Daylight?

Do you remember when you read it/heard the review?

[Christi]

bump. I believe I heard the review in the 2010's. I was in my car, in a parking lot, without a pen. I tried the NPR archives but nothing rings a bell. I think the narrator of the story is a kid in the town. The story may have been about racialized violence, or it may not. I seem to recall the story was set in the first half of the 20th century.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Something to try: go to the book page linked @5 - look at all the books under "Readers Also Enjoyed." Sometimes those books can be surprisingly similar to the book on that book page.

[Chloe]

Could it be Chronicle of a Death Foretold?

[Lisa]

Something like Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI