Sally Denton books

All books by Sally Denton in order, including investigative non-fiction works like The Bluegrass Conspiracy, American Massacre, The Profiteers, and The Colony.

Non-Fiction

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Bluegrass Conspiracy 1990 Buy
The Money and the Power 2001 Buy
American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857 2003 Buy
Faith and Betrayal: A Pioneer Woman’s Passage in the American West 2005 Buy
Passion and Principle 2007 Buy
The Pink Lady: The Many Lives of Helen Gahagan Douglas 2009 Buy
The Plots Against the President: FDR, A Nation in Crisis, and the Rise of the American Right 2012 Buy
Las Vegas Periphery: Views from the Edge 2012 Buy
The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World 2016 Buy
The Colony: Faith and Blood in a Promised Land 2022 Buy

Sally Denton is an American investigative journalist and author whose work focuses on corruption, political power, and buried stories from the American West. She began her career as a newspaper reporter and went on to write ten books over three decades, starting with The Bluegrass Conspiracy (1990), which exposed a drug-trafficking ring with ties to law enforcement in Kentucky.

Denton’s later books have covered a wide range of American history. American Massacre (2003) re-examined the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah, while The Money and the Power (2001), co-written with Roger Morris, traced the relationship between organized crime and the growth of Las Vegas. Her most recent book, The Colony (2022), investigates a fundamentalist Mormon settlement in northern Mexico. Throughout her career, Denton has shown a willingness to dig into stories that others have avoided, and her research has drawn on government documents, interviews, and archival material.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Sally Denton written?

Sally Denton has written ten books in one series.

What was Sally Denton's first book?

Sally Denton’s first book is The Bluegrass Conspiracy, published in 1990.

What subjects does Sally Denton write about?

Denton writes investigative non-fiction that covers corruption, political power, and hidden histories in the American West. Her subjects have ranged from drug trafficking in Kentucky to the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the building of the Hoover Dam, and a fundamentalist Mormon colony in Mexico.

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