Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry (2001, Paperback, Reprint)

Personally I am a HUGE fan of true crime books. Not so much the crime itself but more the legal aspect and the details required to prosecute a case.

This book DOES NOT sugar-coat the atrocities commited by the Manson family. It is very blunt, very direct and very detailed. I DO NOT reccommend it for young teen readers due to the graphic nature and subject matter. However if you are looking for a very matter of fact account of the cases and the investigation- THIS is the book to read!! It tells of all of the hard investigative work by law enforcement yet does not hesitate to say "we should have done this better"

Well, I made a final offer fot this book in March. I paid for it, including the expensive shipping tax. Hippo books informed me it could take at least 8 weeks before I receive it. As it didn't happen, I wrote about the status of my purchase. They told me it absolutely should already been arrived by then, the book had probabely been lost and that they would send me a new book. About two days later, I received another notice from hippo books. They said they were very sorry, but there was no more this books in their shelves and that they would be glad to refund me. In april 29º I received a message as it follows:

Apr. 29, 2009 07:54:25 PDT
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I wrote them again asking how would this refund be made, but still got no answer about it.

So I'm still waiting my refund so I can share my opinion about the service.
Thanks a lot,

Gilda.

I REVIOUSLY READ THIS....IT'S A MYSTERY CLASSIC AND A PAGE TURNER...THE AUTHOR HAS YOU RIGHT THERE....IT WAS A MURDER CASE I RECALL EVERYONE WAS DRAWN INTO..
HARD TO BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED....AND WHEN BOOK PUBLISHED EVERY FACT SO CHILLING
DESCRIPTIVE....JUST BUY IT..ONLY IF YOU ARE INTO HIGH SUSPENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When i bought this book i didnt know what i would think of it. I didnt know much about what happened . but i thought it might be good. Boy was i blown away. This will definitely go on my list of the best true crime books ive ever read. I dont know what else to say except give it a read you wont be disapointed.

I remember reading this book a long time ago and it was very detailed and I couldn't put it down. Now my daughter is studying to be an FBI profiler and I couldn't believe she had never even heard of this book (showing my age) so I bought it for her and she loves it too!