The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison by Pete Earley

The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison

Pete Earley

464 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction crime true crime informative reflective slow-paced

Description

A stunning account of life behind bars at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, where the nation's hardest criminals do hard time. "A page-turner, as compelling and evocative as the finest novel. The best book on prison I've ever read...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 36 reviews

Moods

informative 100%
reflective 100%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
sad 50%
tense 50%

Pace

medium 100%

Average rating

4.03

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.