Robert Kolker writes narrative non-fiction about crime, mental illness and families whose private experiences expose failures in larger institutions. Lost Girls follows several women murdered on Long Island and gives substantial attention to their lives, families and the online sex-work economy rather than centring only on the unidentified killer. Hidden Valley Road examines the Galvin family, in which six sons were diagnosed with schizophrenia, connecting their experiences with decades of psychiatric research and changing theories about the illness. Kolker’s prose is detailed, restrained and heavily reported, moving between intimate family history and broader scientific or social context. His work suits readers of narrative true crime, psychiatry, family history and investigative non-fiction. Read more Less
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