Hellhound on His Trail (Doubleday), 2010, is a nonfiction book written by author Hampton Sides, focusing on the characters and events surrounding the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.[1] Using multiple narratives, Hellhound is an attempt at exploring the psychology and emotion that dominated and divided the United States during the Civil Rights Movement.

[2] The work examines the assassination of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King, the manhunt for his killer, and the nation's reaction.

He questions Ray's ability to gain this many aliases on his own and whether or not he may have had an accomplice at some point in time,[3] which Sides believes was very likely.

Both wrote overall favorable reviews, but remarked that there were aspects that the author could have explored further.

[8][9] Black Label Media will produce and direct a film adaption, with a spring 2018 target for start of production.