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Malcolm Bell
A former New York prosecutor turned whistleblower, he wrote gripping nonfiction about justice, power, and the long aftermath of the Attica prison uprising. His work combines courtroom experience, historical digging, and a strong sense of moral urgency.
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by Malcolm Bell
About the author
After studying at Harvard and serving in the U.S. Army, he practiced law in Manhattan and eventually moved from civil litigation into criminal defense. That legal background shaped the direct, clear-eyed style of his nonfiction and gave him an insider's view of how institutions work when they are under pressure.
He is best known for writing about the 1971 Attica prison uprising and its aftermath. As a former New York State prosecutor connected to the Attica investigations, he later became known for challenging the official story and for documenting the violence, cover-up, and failed search for accountability in The Attica Turkey Shoot: Carnage, Cover-Up, and the Pursuit of Justice.
His books and essays return often to questions of truth, responsibility, and the human cost of abuse of power. Whether writing legal nonfiction or history, he brings the perspective of someone who saw the system from the inside and chose to speak plainly about what he believed it got wrong.