Category Archives: Reviews

San Antonio Express-News reviews Trials of Eroy Brown

Ed Conroy has reviewed The Trials of Eroy Brown: Some of the best writing in this book is revealed at its heart, which revolves around the chapter “Eroy’s Story,” in which Berryhill synthesizes Brown’s testimony into a compelling narrative of … Continue reading

Library Journal recommendation

Library Journal reviewed The Trials of Eroy Brown on September 1 and recommends the book for “students of  the law, proponents of civil rights, Texas historians and lovers of crime sagas.” The reviewer, a prison librarian in New York, begins: … Continue reading

‘A jarring portrait’: Publishers’ Weekly reviews ‘The Trials of Eroy Brown’

Publishers’ Weekly has reviewed The Trials of Eroy Brown: The Murder Case That Shook the Texas Prison System, the forthcoming book by Michael Berryhill. An excerpt: Well documented and unsentimental, Berryhill’s account of this infamous 30- year-old murder case that … Continue reading