
Helltown
The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod
$44.89
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
2 May 2023
Summary
The true story of the serial killer who terrorized Cape Cod and captivated a nation…now in paperback!
Before Charles Manson, there was Tony Costa—the serial killer of Cape Cod.
1969—The hippie scene is vibrant in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Long-haired teenagers roam the streets, strumming guitars and preaching about peace and love… and Tony Costa is at the center of it all. To a certain group of smitten young women, he is known as Sire—the leader of their counter-culture mov…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781728271934 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1728271932 |
| Author: | Casey Sherman |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 2 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 140mm x 34mm |
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Critics Review
“Helltown is an immersive and captivating journey into the mind of a serial killer…should satisfy most true crime aficionados.” – Associated Press“Helltown will render even the calmest reader unsettled when the book has been concluded. Author Casey Sherman continues his excellent work in the true crime realm with his latest effort. The narrative relayed by Sherman is engrossing and never wavers in its intensity.” – Seattle Book Review“Master storyteller Casey Sherman takes us back in time to the 1960s and into the dark mind of a charismatic serial killer. Set against the idyllic backdrop of Cape Cod, Helltown is a riveting, often spine-tingling true crime story.” – Terence Winter, Executive Producer of The Sopranos, creator of Boardwalk Empire“Readers will not soon forget Sherman’s gripping and elucidating web of true crime and literary history tracing the personal, communal, political, and artistic repercussions of gruesome killings during a time of indelible ferment.” – Booklist STARRED Review“Searing and important, Helltown is an immaculately researched and rivetingly propulsive chronicle illustrating a pivotal part of our history. Brilliantly weaving together true crime, a grotesque criminal, the political landscape, and the brilliant minds who wrote about it–Casey Sherman `is a master at bringing history alive. Compelling, complex, and revealing–do not miss this!” – Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of Her Perfect Life“With Helltown, Casey Sherman delivers the kind of true crime that keeps eyes glued to the pages–smart, impeccably researched, and utterly absorbing. Destined to be on all the year-end best nonfiction lists, this is an unqualified triumph by a writer at the top of his game!” – Gregg Olsen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell
About The Author
Casey Sherman
Casey Sherman is an author, journalist, and screenwriter. Several of his books have been made into major motion pictures or are in development.
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