Helter Skelter
The True Story of the Manson Murders
$25.44
- Paperback
736 pages
- Release Date
29 April 2018
Summary
The true story behind the most infamous mass murder case ever and its perpetrator, the notorious criminal Charles Manson.
The shocking true story of the Tate-LaBianca murders, revealed in this harrowing, terrifying book penned by the prosecutor who finally put Charles Manson behind bars. Helter Skelter won a Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award in 1975 for Best Fact Crime Book.
On August 9th 1969, seven people were found shot, stabbed and bludgeoned to death in Los Angeles. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787461185 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787461181 |
| Author: | Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 736 |
| Release Date: | 29 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 512g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 48mm |
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Bugliosi… is a fiend for detail… you believe these things truly happened. It will appal you.
Bugliosi… is a fiend for detail… you believe these things truly happened. It will appal you. * Evening Standard *The fullest story of the Manson case anybody ever is likely to get. * Wall Street Journal *A valuable book on a lurid subject…A record of savagery and official bungling. * Time *Continuously fascinating .. .Bugliosi does not disappoint. * New York Magazine *A real-crime classic that should always be the first port of call for the subject * Real Crime *
About The Author
Vincent Bugliosi
Vincent Bugliosi
Vincent T. Bugliosi received his law degree in 1964 from UCLA law school, where he was president of his graduating class. In his eight-year career as a prosecutor for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, he tried close to 1,000 felony and misdemeanor court and jury trials. Of 106 felony trials, he lost but one case. His most famous trial was the Manson case, which became the basis of his best-selling book Helter Skelter. Even before the Manson case, in his television series “The D.A.,” actor Robert Conrad patterned his starring role after Bugliosi. His last nonfiction book, Till Death Do Us Part, was also a bestseller. He died in June 2015 in Los Angeles.
Curt Gentry
Curt Gentry was an American author best known for co-authoring Helter Skelter with Vincent Bugliosi. He died in San Francisco aged 83 in 2014.
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