Maclean, John N. The Esperanza Fire:Arson, Murder, and the Agony of Engine 57.Counterpoint. 2013.320p. maps, photogs.ISBN 9781619020719. $26

摘要

Should some readers harbor a fleeting desire to live in the woods, isolated from people and civic infrastructure, this book may cure them of that leave-it-all-behind fantasy. Maclean (Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire) details a 2006 fire that killed five firefighters and led to the first murder conviction for a wildfire arsonist. Though the writing is clunky in places, the story of the fire is compelling and sad. The chapters detailing the landmark trial of the arsonist provide a glimpse into the jury's agonizing deliberations.