| Rope: The Twisted Life and Crimes of Harvey Glatman Contributor(s): Newton, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1501110020 ISBN-13: 9781501110023 Publisher: Gallery Books OUR PRICE: $25.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Murder - Serial Killers - True Crime | Sexual Assault - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 364.152 |
| LCCN: 2001267418 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 4.9" W x 7.9" (0.80 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: JOURNEY TO THE KILLING GROUND It was an age of innocence -- an era of carhops, poodle skirts, and hula hoops. It was also a time of terror. In 1958, a man named Harvey Glatman sped along the Santa Ana freeway out of L.A., headed to the desert with his date huddled in the passenger seat beside him. In his pockets Harvey had a gun and a length of rope. Drunk on power, arousal, and rage, Harvey also had a plan. And beneath the desert stars, by the light of the moon, he carried out his ordeal of unimaginable cruelty -- using his body, a camera, and his rope.... Months later, after one of his inhuman attacks went awry, Harvey's torture killings were described to a shocked and silent California courtroom. For decades, these infamous deeds would inspire television and movie plots. But until now, there has been no definitive account of the forces that drove one of America's most legendary serial killers. And never before has it been explained why, for Harvey Glatman, his crimes weren't about killing, raping, and torturing at all -- they were all about the rope. |
Contributor Bio(s): Newton, Michael: - Michael Newton is the author of numerous fiction and nonfiction works, including Waste Land, Daddy Was the Black Dahlia Killer, and Cat and Mouse. A leading expert on serial murder, Newton lives with his wife in Nashville, Indiana. |