A biography so intimate it feels like an act of ventriloquism...ignites like a combustion engine, driving the narrative toward its gruesome climax.” --O, the Oprah Magazine

“I don’t know how he did it, but Paul Schneider has found a way into the heads of Bonnie and Clyde, a voice, that makes the story seem as startlingly new and strange as it did in Robert Benton's now iconic movie.  A mesmerizing and fascinating read.”

—Nathaniel Philbrick, author of  In the Heart of the Sea

“When David Newman and I were writing the screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde we did an enormous amount of research, but not nearly as much as Paul Schneider.  And it has paid off handsomely; he has written a splendid biography of two iconic American gangsters who were ‘not only outlaws, but outcasts.’  From the first page, waiting for a prison break on a foggy morning in East Texas, to the last, the book is riveting and unforgettable.”

--Robert Benton

“Schneider’s book (is) extraordinarily immediate, not to mention lurid.  Liberally quoting from eyewitness accounts...” --Los Angeles Times

“What distinguishes Schneider’s book is the narrative voice...the  story comes alive...a fast paced history.” --San Antonio Express-News

“A stunningly researched, immaculately constructed story of love, sex, and sin...a riveting triumph, and as eye-opening as the sight of Barrow’s corpse.”  --The Buffalo News

“their flesh and blood story is told in a riveting new biography...” Jane Clayson on NPR’s On Point.  Listen to the complete NPR interview.

Radio interview with Paul Schneider on Public Radio’s “The Point.” 

Radio Interview with Paul Schneider on NPR’s “On Point.”

Interview with the L.A. Times’ “jacketcopy.”