The Killer and Frank Lloyd Wright: The True Story of Mass Murder in Paradise

The shocking true story of the mass murder at Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic property Taliesin, which resulted in the deaths of seven people, including Wright's longtime mistress, told as a riveting true crime narrative by New York Times bestselling author Casey Sherman

In 1914, as the world braced for war, America was captivated by a scandal not on the battlefield but at the estate of one of its most brilliant minds.

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright was poised for international fame when a horrific massacre at his secluded Wisconsin home shocked the nation. Seven people were brutally murdered—including his lover and one of the country’s leading feminists—by a killer wielding a hatchet, in a crime so gruesome it eclipsed even the most infamous murders in the state’s history.

Set against the backdrop of social upheaval and cultural change, The Killer and Frank Lloyd Wright unravels the decades of fallout that followed—from Wright’s personal unraveling through arrest, scandal, and exile, to the creative rebirth that led to some of the most iconic buildings in American architecture. This gripping and meticulously researched account sheds new light on the intersection of genius, obsession, and tragedy—and the crime that nearly erased one of America’s most celebrated artists.