A Deadly Wandering

A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age
AuthorMatt Richtel
SubjectPsychology
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
2014
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages416
ISBN978-0062284075

A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age is a 2014 book by Matt Richtel. It details the story of Reggie Shaw, a Mormon teenager who killed two scientists in Utah in 2006 while he was texting and driving. Richtel also reports scientific studies on human attention interspersed with the narrative.