Books like Illegitimate by Brian Mackert

Carolyn Jessop recounts her coerced marriage, abuse, and daring escape from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑Day Saints, taking her eight children to freedom and contributing to the investigation of Church leader Warren Jeffs.

Elissa Wall narrates her escape from the Fundamentalist Church of Latter‑Day Saints and her pivotal testimony against polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, exposing abuse, forced marriage, and church control.

Jason Bourne, a deep‑cover operative with no memory, is rescued after a beachwreck and discovers a bank account embedded in his body that leads him to Switzerland and the truth about his past.

Brent W. Jeffs tells the harrowing story of his escape from the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑Day Saints and the struggle many ex‑members face as "lost boys" re‑entering the world.

Irene Spencer’s biography chronicles her marriage to Verlan LeBaron, a member of the Short Creek fundamentalist Mormon community, and her family’s flight to a Mexican ranch amid government raids, revealing the hardships of polygamist life.

Mickey Haller, a cynical Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer, tackles a high‑paying case that turns out to be far more dangerous than it first appears.

Ruth Wariner, the 39th of 42 siblings, chronicles her childhood in a polygamist community on a Mexican farm and her eventual search for freedom between Mexico and the United States.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

Court Gentry, known as The Gray Man, is a legendary assassin who moves from job to job, never leaving a trace. Facing lethal adversaries, he must prove that there is no gray area between killing for a living and killing to survive.

Rachel Jeffs recounts her experiences growing up in the FLDS Church, detailing the patriarchal, abusive environment shaped by sister wives and domineering men while exploring her father's enduring influence.

In the shadow of post‑Soviet Russia, a Soviet intelligence officer, trained as a seductress, confronts a CIA operative whose daring penetration threatens both men’s careers and the fragile balance of power.

Anna LeBaron recounts a childhood spent on the run from the FBI as the daughter of polygamist murderer Ervil LeBaron, exploring the terror, loneliness, and search for belonging that shaped her life.