Lou Michel
1 book
About the Author
Lou Michel is an author and journalist whose work examines the people, motives, and historical forces behind acts of political violence. With a focus on American society and its most consequential crimes, Michel brings investigative rigor, narrative clarity, and a thoughtful sense of context to complex subjects. His writing invites readers to look beyond headlines, tracing how ideology, grievance, and public institutions intersect. Michel is best known for American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing, a detailed work of investigative nonfiction that explores one of the defining domestic terrorism cases in modern American history.
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investigative
analytical
measured
Books by Lou Michel
