Posted on September 16, 2023 in
AMONG THE BROS by Max Marshall received a fantastic review from Booklist. Reviewer David Pitt writes: “In 2016, police in Charleston, South Carolina, busted a fraternity-based drug ring that included Michael ‘Mikey’ Schmidt, who is the focus of this rather shocking book. When journalist Max Marshall began investigating this story in 2018, he expected an interesting story about a small group of college-student Xanax dealers operating out of the College of Charleston. But he wound up uncovering a massive drug-trafficking operation involving millions of dollars, a handful of accidental deaths, and one murder. As he lays out this incredible story, the author also takes the reader behind the scenes of a college fraternity, laying bare the secrets beneath its bright, shiny surface. Readers who enjoy college-campus true crime like UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT (2007) and WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE (2020) will be interested in this story, which Marshall tells exceptionally well. He treats his drug-dealing subjects and their victims as fully fleshed-out people. A must-have addition to any library’s true-crime section.” Harper will publish the book on November 7, 2023.