by Vincent Bugliosi

Rooted in greed, seething with the fury of unleashed passions, this bizarre story of poolside living, pickups in singles bars, and sudden violence begins with the Palliko-Stockton double murders. It ends when a sulky-faced playboy and his sultry blonde paramour are finally brought to trial in LA. The prosecutor is Vincent Bugliosi, the man who put Manson behind bars. Shreds of evidence were the starting points of a fascinating investigation and a trial that generated more tension and unexpected reversals than the best Hollywood drama. There is no smoking pistol, no physical evidence, no living eyewitness to prove the defendants’ guilt beyond a shadow of doubt. It is up to Bugliosi to get the proof that will convict the two murderers.
*Literary Guild selection
*Edgar Awards for best true-crime book of the year 1978
*Playboy Book Club edition 1978
*Reader’s Digest Condensed Book edition, May, 1979