I first heard of this when I saw the John Travolta film of the same name like 20 years ago. I thought the movie was a decent courtroom/legal system movie and when I saw it was based on a true story I had to look it up. If you're into nonfiction books especially ones that deep dive into the legal system and show a lot of what goes into a big time court case then you'll love it.

A pretty frightening look at the Woburn Massachusetts case in the early 80s of the town's water wells being contaminated by 2 corporations that had small plants nearby and leading to a cancer cluster in many young children. Amazingly written, researched thoroughly and very in depth. Honestly reads like a thriller but sadly true.

The author was there as an observer every day for the few years this case went on. It's about 500 pages so kinda hefty with lots of legalese, but it is broken down for the reader pretty nicely...Crazy how one judge can destroy so much