Killers of Roe

“Channeling Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple, a journalist explores who killed Roe v. Wade. In a departure from most detective novels, the killers seem ready to talk…This deep investigation reveals the nuances of anti-abortion politics and strategy. It also reveals that the fight for abortion rights isn’t over.”–Kirkus“A quirky yet hard-hitting inquiry into the overturning of Roe v. Wade. A fan of murder mysteries, the author frames her narrative as a whodunit in search of perpetrators… The result is a dogged pursual of those responsible for women’s deaths.”–Publishers Weekly“The death of abortion rights is not just a legal story about the revocation of a constitutional right. It’s a human tragedy that’s resulted in death for vulnerable women. Amy Littlefield shines a light on the culprits, and gives them the attention they deserve.”–Elie Mystal, New York Times bestselling author of Allow Me to Retort and Bad Law“Haunting, riveting, and built around some of the most complex characters you’ll ever meet, Amy Littlefield’s Killers of Roe reads like a political murder mystery while providing the invaluable history of people and politics that were always knottier and more twisted than many of us know. A true gift to anyone who cares about the past or future of politics, families, and abortion care in the United States.”–Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author of Good and Mad and All the Single Ladies“Killers of Roe is the true-crime story of our political moment. Amy Littlefield traces the hidden architects and quiet enablers behind the end of Roe v. Wade, revealing how power rearranges itself in plain sight. It’s gripping, furious, and deeply human–a story about what was stolen from us, and who’s still fighting to get it back.”–Samantha Leach, author of The Elissas“Killers of Roe offers a vital glimpse into the hidden machinery of power, politics, and abortion. Amy Littlefield’s detective work here is searing and necessary.”–Jessica Valenti, New York Times bestselling author of Sex Object and Abortion“Amy Littlefield connects history, politics, and humanity, showing how power, faith, and control collided to end a fundamental right. Deeply timely and a blueprint for how more rights could dissolve, this is a must-read for the moment.”–Clay Cane, New York Times bestselling author of The Grift“Amy Littlefield’s Killers of Roe is essential reading. Her gripping reporting on the re-criminalization of abortion in the United States exposes, in clear and at times deeply personal prose, how right wing and religious operatives throttled reproductive freedom in the US - often enabled by liberals too willing to compromise. With a keen eye, sharp wit, and a deep well of compassion, she never loses focus on the true victims, those injured and killed by a system that allows, and even celebrates, the denial of care to those in need.”–Amy Goodman, host, Democracy Now!“Littlefield has written a gripping, must-read investigation into the secret architects and unlikely characters behind America’s greatest rollback of rights. Killers of Roe reads like a political thriller, but one with real material harms and life-and-death consequences.” –Soraya Chemaly, author of Rage Becomes Her and All We Want Is Everything

“Amy Littlefield is one of the best journalists reporting on abortion and her sleuthing shines in Killers of Roe. Littlefield’s curiosity and gumshoe reporting unfolds an interesting cast of characters as she uncovers the complicated questions surrounding the fall of Roe. Killers of Roe is a perfect read for true crime readers, cozy mystery aficionados, and reproductive freedom activists alike.”

Amy Littlefield has reported on abortion rights for more than a decade. She is the abortion access correspondent for The Nation. She has contributed to The New York Times Opinion section and wrote the Times’ Sunday Review cover story “Where the Pro-Choice Movement Went Wrong.” She is a frequent commentator on abortion for TV and radio news outlets and podcasts, including MSNBC and Democracy Now! Littlefield was a lead reporter and narrator on episodes for Reveal, the national investigative journalism show. She lives in Boston with her family.