Author

Lawrence O'Donnell

3 books, mostly history, for Los Angeles Times and Penguin Audio, 2009–2018

Lawrence O'Donnell is an American author whose nonfiction writing combines investigative storytelling with political history. His first book, Deadly Force, examined a 1975 Boston police shooting and was adapted into the 1986 television film A Case of Deadly Force. His New York Times bestseller Playing with Fire explored the 1968 U.S. presidential election and its lasting impact on American politics.