Jonathan Harr writes long-form narrative non-fiction in which research is organised around a real investigation and the people trying to solve it. A Civil Action follows lawyer Jan Schlichtmann as he represents families in Woburn, Massachusetts, who believe industrial contamination caused serious illness and childhood deaths. The book spends substantial time on depositions, expert evidence, legal costs and strategic mistakes, making civil litigation itself part of the story rather than merely the setting. The Lost Painting shifts to art history, tracing the search for a missing Caravaggio through archives, restorers, scholars and clues hidden in old records. Harr writes with the pacing of investigative narrative while retaining the procedural detail of law or scholarship. His books fit narrative non-fiction, legal cases and art investigation. A Civil Action puts environmental litigation and courtroom process at the centre; The Lost Painting offers a quieter research mystery built from attribution, archives and the physical examination of art. Read more Less
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