Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

Author(s): Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry

True Crime

The shocking true story of the Manson murders, revealed in this harrowing, often terrifying book. 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. America watched in fascinated horror as the killers were tried and convicted. But the real questions went unanswered. How did Manson make his 'family' kill for him? What made these young men and women kill again and again with no trace of remorse? Did the murders continue even after Manson's imprisonment? No matter how much you think you know about this case, this book will still shock you.


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"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 * "one of the bestselling true crime books of all time " * Mail Online *

General Fields

  • : 9781787461185
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : 0.504
  • : March 2018
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 31mm
  • : April 2018
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 736
  • : Paperback
  • : Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry