This A-list selection looks in depth at 25 headline murder cases involving those who live their lives in the full beam of the media spotlight, including film starlets, TV actors, music legends, comedians, fashion moguls, movie directors, playwrights, and aristocrats from the start of the twentieth century to the present day. All, from Gianni Versace and John Lennon to Marvin Gaye and Patrizia Gucci, are well known, and in each instance the story of their untimely death is retold and the degree to which fame and its trappings played a part in the final outcome is explored. The Mammoth Book of Celebrity Murder offers a salacious examination of the murders that are played out in the glare of maximum publicity and paparazzi.
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Decent Enough Read,
This review is from: The Mammoth Book of Celebrity Murder: Murder Played Out in the Spotlight of Maximum Publicity (Paperback)
This book is good if you want a synopsis of different murder cases involving celebrities. My only disappointment with this book was the obvious inaccuracies in some of the stories. For instance, Ann Woodward shot her husband in their home in Nassau County, New York - NOT Nassau, in the Bahamas! Also, Tupac Shakur was murdered in 1996 - not 1994. In addition, the book refers to O.J. Simpson as a former football player with the LA Lakers team - anyone who follows sports knows that the Lakers is NOT a football, but a BASKETBALL team!
Although these inaccuracies annoyed me a bit, it didn't stop me from reading it. I'd still recommend this book if you are a true crime buff.
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This review is from: The Mammoth Book of Celebrity Murder: Murder Played Out in the Spotlight of Maximum Publicity (Paperback)
I'd like to know the story behind the publication of this book, if there is one. It is one of the most fascinating, engrossing books I have read, yet the editing/proofreading is just atrocious. It's as if the authors wrote their first draft and the copy person grabbed it from their hands and dashed it down to the typesetting office in an effort to make the 5:00 train. While much of the language is obviously British, and therefore some of the spellings are variations of American spellings, there are words that are just flat out wrong, including wrong meanings, verb tenses, spellings, etc. However, all of that doesn't negate the incredible fascination of the stories told and the details in the telling. The authors obviously know their stuff, and they provide much more of the facts than we ever got in the papers. Fun stuff.
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Interesting book of celebrity death,
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This review is from: The Mammoth Book of Celebrity Murder: Murder Played Out in the Spotlight of Maximum Publicity (Paperback)
I found myself hardly able to put this huge book down once I started it. I have to agree with some of the other reviewers, some of the facts of the book are wrong, but overall I found it to be an interesting read. If you are into the true crime genre and are interested in celebrities, then this is the book for you! It proves also that just because you are rich and famous that doesn't exclude you from having something tragic and unexpected happen to you. Enjoy!
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The world of the celebrity would appear to be a complex one. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Los Angeles, United States, Gay Sr, Ron Goldman, San Francisco, Van Houten, Lady Lucan, Dakota Building, Lord Lucan, Ennis Cosby, Ford's Theatre, General Grant, Helter Skelter, Las Vegas, Warren Commission, White House, Bill Cosby, Cielo Drive, David Herold, Marlon Brando, Marvin Gaye, Sandra Rivett, Second World War, Sir Harry Oakes New!
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The world of the celebrity would appear to be a complex one. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
defence team, repository building, presidential box Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Los Angeles, United States, Gay Sr, Ron Goldman, San Francisco, Van Houten, Lady Lucan, Dakota Building, Lord Lucan, Ennis Cosby, Ford's Theatre, General Grant, Helter Skelter, Las Vegas, Warren Commission, White House, Bill Cosby, Cielo Drive, David Herold, Marlon Brando, Marvin Gaye, Sandra Rivett, Second World War, Sir Harry Oakes New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Second World War (Living Through History) by C. A. R. Hills on page 417
- Private Secretary by Sheila May on page 247
- Lee Harvey Oswald: The True Story of the Accused Assassin of President John F. Kennedy, by His Lover (v. 1) by Judyth Vary Baker on page 401
- The Rose Tattoo. by Tennessee Williams on page 413
- Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain on page 242
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