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Murder In Hollywood: The Secret Life and Mysterious Death of Bonny Lee Bakley (True Crime (St. Martin's Paperbacks))

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To tell the truth, I read more information about this case and the now famous BonnyLee in the tabloids while waiting in the grocery line than the 2 hours I spent reading this poor excuse of a book! And the only reason I continued to read this book after the first boring chapter was because I knew if I put it down on the coffee table, I'd never pick it up again! The author obviously was out to make a quick buck. Why else would anyone write this poor excuse for a book BEFORE the main subject has even been charged with anything! As we know, most authors write about a murder AFTER the murderer has been caught. Even O.J. books were churned out by the dozen after his trial. Not before! Everything Gary King wrote about could have been read in the tabloids, public records, newspapers or on the internet. All he did was combine public knowledge into this silly book then charge us (...). What a ripoff! My advice? Don't waste your money. The National Enquirer has a much more interesting layout each week than this joke of a book.

This book was written before anything was known about the case. Information is repeated several times through out the book. In the end you are left still not knowing what "really" happened or who did it. After reading this book I had to go online and do a search to get the rest of the story. Save your money and pass on this book.

I recently bought and read Murder In Hollywood!
I was Afraid I would know everything about it,As I have been keeping up with this story on TV,Boy Was I wrong!I learned alot about Bonny And Blake!!Also has a great little intro of some crimes that happened in Hollywood!I hope Mr.King writes another one as soon as an arrest is made!Or Someone is brought to justice!I'm not a reviewer of books,I have read several of Mr.Kings books and enjoyed them very much!!!Great Author!

This book is fast-paced and full of details about this very interesting case. I don't usually read the so-called "quickie" books, but this one ranks at the top of the heap. This book also introduced me to some of the author's earlier works, which are also excellent.

Book was in new condition, arrived promptly, well packed, what can I say? what's to complain. I would highly recommend this vendor based on my experience.

The crime occurred on May 4, 2001 and this book was published in August, 2001. Not much was or is known about who killed Bonny Lee Bakely. So the author had to add a lot of extraneous material to make up a book. Then he had to rush it to print, leaving a few typos such as spelling Bonny's sister's name two different ways (Marjerry and Margerry - see pages 96 and 141 ) There are some juicy parts with gripping reading. The author reveals some similarities to the O.J. Simpson case. Both murders were a celebrity's wife and the suspect was a phantom never heard from or seen. Of course until you figure out who really did it! Some interesting stuff!

I was shocked to read the activities of Bonnie! What a woman she was! Thanks Mr. King looking forward to reading your other books! jude

Bonnie Bakley was some kind of woman! Thank you Mr. King for a great read! Looking forward to reading more! Jude