From Publishers Weekly
In 1976 Phoenix's Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles was killed by a car bomb, but before he died he named his murderer. Given immunity, John Adamson implicated three others: Kemper Marley and James Robison were found guilty and sentenced to death; the third man, Max Dunlap, was not indicted. Convinced of Marley and Robison's innocence, a group of Arizonans hired Las Vegas private eye Headley to investigate. This is his appalling tale, written with freelancer Hoffman. The authors charge that the Arizona establishment, with the connivance of the police, had railroaded the two convicted men so that the real culprits would not be uncovered. They show us a venal, corrupt power structure: for example, Barry Goldwater, according to the authors, has ties to organized crime and has for years cheated the Navajo nation, while his brother Robert is alleged to be one of the worst exploiters of migrant workers in the state. Headley uncovered sufficient evidence of innocence to clear the two men on death row. An attempt on his and his girlfriend's lives provides the climax to this hard-hitting, fast-moving expose. Photos. TV rights to Universal.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
In this fascinating expose, private investigator/writer Headley, with the help of freelance writer Hoffman, examines the 1976 murder of investigative reporter Don Bolles and the subsequent convictions of Max Dunlap and James Robinson for the murder. Conducting the investigation for "The Max Dunlap Committee for Justice," Headley discovered a bungled police investigation and what appeared to be a massive cover-up reaching high into Arizona's elite and possibly organized crime. Because of the evidence Headley uncovered, the Arizona Supreme Court overturned the convictions, but the real culprits have yet to be found. Aside from the book's raising more questions than it answers and Headley's sometimes self-congratulatory tone, this is well written and should be a welcome addition to any crime collection.
- John Turner, New York
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- John Turner, New York
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
