DescriptionThey were allegedly under the influence of Charles Manson, a scruffy, would-be pop singer with questionable talent. They were young women from comfortable middle-class families committing murder. This authoritative, thoroughly researched chronicle of the Manson murders remains the most chilling "true crime" story ever. As prosecutor in charge of the case, Vincent Bugliosi was not required to determine motive, but as human being he was compelled to pursue the questions that baffled all of America. What was the nature of Manson's power over so many young people? Even more perplexing, what was his purpose? Or was there, in fact, no purpose at all?
DescriptionIt looked like an abattoir when they found the mutilated body of the young journalist inside her car. And if Carson Ryder and his partner had known what they were getting into, they would never have taken the case. Too late, what looks like the work of a lone madman spreads tentacles that wrap themselves round all sorts of strange areas. And it's not long before attention focuses on the city's most unlikely suspects: a wealthy family whose philanthropy has made them famous and influential. For behind every fortune, there is a crime. And behind their money and smiles is a family divided by hatred, a family whose strange and horrific past is about to engulf everyone around them: including Ryder.
DescriptionUFO expert Whitley Strieber is also a master of suspense. This chilling story tells of a young boy who is kidnapped by a deranged misfit. The novel paints a shocking picture of the dark soul of a psychopath.
DescriptionPaul Garret's life is destroyed on a weekend vacation - he is shot, and his wife is raped and murdered. After surviving a near-fatal wound, Garret, a New York Times columnist, identifies the killer as William Meade, a recently paroled psychopath. Meade, who fancies himself an artist of destruction, is amazed that Garret survives; he even feels a kinship with him because Garret is the one person who has stared into his twisted soul and survived. As Meade kills more people, Garret begins a desperate search to stop this maniac - and to save the only woman who is capable of gluing his shattered life back together.
