For the first time in paperback, Tim Reiterman’s *Raven* provides the definitive history of the Rev. Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and the murderous ordeal at Jonestown three decades ago. This PEN Award–winning work explores the ideals-gone-wrong, the intrigue, and the grim realities behind the Peoples Temple and its implosion in the jungle of South America. Reiterman’s reportage clarifies enduring misperceptions of the character and motives of Jim Jones, the reasons why people followed him, and the important truth that many of those who perished at Jonestown were victims of mass murder rather than suicide.

This widely sought work is restored to print after many years with a new preface by the author, as well as the more than sixty-five rare photographs from the original volume.

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### Review

“The seminal book on the story of Jonestown.” **—Associated Press**

“Unquestionably emerges as the most valuable book on Jonestown to date…Every piece of the puzzle is here.”**—David Evanier, *National Review***

“An extraordinary inquiry into the individual pathology of Jim Jones…To assemble this portrait obviously required staggering research. The writing is sensitive and lucid. The result is a document which will illumine a dark corner of our era.”**—Daniel Schorr**“After reading Raven, there should be no more questions…A tour de force on the Rev. James Jones and the events that led his 900 disciples to drink poisoned punch on Nov. 18, 1978.” **—Charlie Frush, *The Philadelphia Inquirer***

“This stands as the definitive history …carefully compiled and completely horrifying.”**—Marshall Kilduff, *San Francisco Chronicle***

### About the Author

**Tim ReitermanN** is a prizewinning journalist who extensively covered Jonestown for *The San Francisco Examiner*. He was wounded in the jungle airstrip attack that killed Representative Leo Ryan, plus three reporters and a temple defector. Reiterman has appeared on *The Oprah Winfrey Show* and other national broadcasts. In the past two years, he was featured in a History Channel docudrama about the final days of Jonestown, as well as an Oscar– nominated documentary on Jonestown for PBS’s *American Experience*. Reiterman writes for the *Los Angeles Times*. His collaborator **John Jacobs** was a widely respected journalist who died in 2000.