Synopsis
HELTER SKELTER is an exhaustive account of Charles Manson's crimes, as well as the investigation and trial that led to his conviction. The story is told in the affable voice of Vincent Bugliosi, Manson's prosecutor. Bugliosi provides information on a host of characters involved in the crimes--from the wealthy and glamorous victims to the hippie-cult perpetrators, along with Hell's Angels, cowboys, Scientologists, and so on. As such, HELTER SKELTER transcends its subject and becomes an unparalleled portrait of Southern California culture at the dazed, confused tail end of the 1960s.
In 1969 a group of men and women under the influence of Charles Manson murdered six people in California, including pregnant starlet Sharon Tate. Co-author Bugliosi was the prosecuting attorney. "Helter Skelter" is the best-selling true-crime book in history.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2002-09-01 | | Narrated by: | Robert Foxworth | | Edition Description: | Abridged |
| Size | | Height: | 7.0 in | | Width: | 4.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 5.6 oz |
Publisher's Note
The famed prosecutor provides the inside story behind the Manson killings, explaining how Charles Manson was able to make his "family" murder for him, chronicling the investigation, and describing in detail the court trial that brought him and his accomplices to justice. Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award. Read by Robert Foxworth.
Industry Reviews
"'Helter Skelter', the perennial true crime best-seller, is a peculiarly satisfying hybrid of the [true crime] genre....Vincent Bugliosi, the legendary Los Angeles district attorney who convicted Charles Manson, tells his own story with an unaffected swagger and treats what he did not see with scrupulous care. The result is a very deft fusion of solid storytelling and prosecutorial ire....Bugliosi aggrandized a savage con man into the arch-conspirator of the age; Manson, naturally, admired him in return. The author deserves thanks for insuring that Manson will undoubtedly never leave jail, but the book that maintains his infamy also maintains his fame."
New Yorker - Alex Ross (08/19/1996)
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