Charles Manson: Coming Down Fast af Simon Wells (Bog)

*The definitive and bestselling account of Charles Manson*

''A sprawling, fast-paced account of Manson''s life'' The Times

''Fascinating'' Daily Mail

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Los Angeles, California. 1969.

Seven people are found shot, stabbed and beaten to death in Beverley Hills. Among them is actress Sharon Tate, the beautiful young wife of Roman Polanski.

It soon became apparent that a happyish cult known as ''The Family'' was responsible. Their charismatic and manipulative leader, Charles Manson, took the public''s imagination. As the world watched in morbid fascination, the sensational and horrifying details of the case slowly emerged.

Coming Down Fast is the definitive and most revealing account of one of the most notorious criminals in history, charting Manson''s terrifying rise from petty-criminal to one of the most recognisable icons in criminal history. Including never-before-published photographs, this is the definitive book about Charles Manson.

Simon Wells breathtaking account of life and murder with Manson and The Family, charting the influence of The Beatles, The Beach Boys and the Black Panthers on their enduring legacy of horror.

Titel: Charles Manson: Coming Down Fast af Simon Wells (Bog)

Forfatter: Simon Wells

Genre: Biografi

Forlag: Hodder & Stoughton

Sammendrag: LA, 1969, syv personer blev meningsløst myrdet over en sommer; spor pegede på en hippiekult og dens vildfarne, messianske leder, Charles Manson. Efter en sensationel retssag kom den fulde, skræmmende historie frem, hvilket førte til, at seks af kultmedlemmerne blev dømt til døden. Coming Down Fast fortæller Mansons skræmmende vej fra småsvindler til en af kriminel histories mest berygtede skikkelser.

Type: Paperback