The Ultimate Evil : The Truth about the Cult Murders: Son of Sam and Beyond [Import] [Paperback]

Maury Terry (Author), Illustrated with Photographs (Illustrator)

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Publication Date: 1999

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Product Details

• Paperback: 538 pages
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble, Incorporated; Updated Ed edition (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760713936
• ISBN-13: 978-0760713938
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #640,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TRUE AND SCARY!!!, October 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ultimate Evil : The Truth about the Cult Murders: Son of Sam and Beyond (Paperback)

I read this book several years ago and it chilled me to the bone, I can remember the things taking place in my hometown of Minot ND. Reading this book was frightening to me as I read and knew many of the people involved in this case. Maury Terry is right -- Berkowitz did not act alone. A must read for anyone interested in FACT not fiction.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than Meets the Eye!, June 1, 2008

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This review is from: The Ultimate Evil : The Truth about the Cult Murders: Son of Sam and Beyond (Paperback)

Everybody knows that David Berkowitz is the Son of Sam and he is held responsible for the senseless murders and shootings in the summer of 1977. The author does an excellent job in bringing about the era as well as explaining the circumstances regarding all the victims. Apart from this book, I barely read the Son of Sam case since it didn't interest me as much as others. The author also tries to tie Son of Sam murders with a bizarre murder case at Stanford chapel in Palo Alto, California in 1974 involving a young wife from North Dakota whose husband was a student at the famed university. The book is a heavy read and there is a lot of information to sort out but the author does write clearly and well regarding the possible connections between satanic cults and the murders and deaths of so many others as well. I am one for conspiracies anyway so I am beginning to believe Maury Terry's argument that there is more than meets the eye.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best true crime books I've ever read!, July 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ultimate Evil : The Truth about the Cult Murders: Son of Sam and Beyond (Paperback)

I loved this book. I have read it twice and can't wait to read it again (now that it's back in print). The book logically takes you through the Son of Sam investigation. However, it then goes on to spin some wild, and yet believeable, conspiracies about who really committed these crimes and why. Everything else I've ever read on the Son of Sam pales in comparison to this. The amount of detail is incredible. You not only learn about Berkowitz (the supposed "lone gunman") but also all his crazy and possibly Satanic acquaintances. IF YOU LOVE TRUE CRIME, YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK.