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S'està carregant… Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod (edició 2022)de Casey Sherman (Autor)
Informació de l'obraHelltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod de Casey Sherman
   No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.  Cathie_Dyer | Feb 29, 2024 |    ) Mary_Mignano | Sep 2, 2022 | I have been traveling to the Cape for more than twenty years and I love it. You know exactly where you are by your surroundings, a unique and beautiful place. So many familiar places, I couldn’t help but smile as we drove the roads, ate in the restaurants and… Can definitely see how far we have advanced when it comes to investigating a murder and how many more tools we have at our disposal. The police, Kudos to them. Once they established a murder had taken place, they worked together tying the knot around Costa’s neck. Even though there were fictional elements thrown in, I loved the way it was written. Easy to read, flowing smoothly. I think a lot of people may have trouble with the recreations and suppositions, and that is why I didn’t rate this higher. It is supposed to be true crime, but it was written like a fictional novel. It was more about the times and the Cape than only a serial killer. I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Helltown by Casey Sherman. See more at http://www.fundinmenal.com ( ) sherry69 | Jul 14, 2022 | DP Lyle, Award-winning author of the Jake Longly and Cain/Harper thriller series (  ) DPLyle | May 9, 2022 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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HTML: Before Charles Manson, there was Tony Costaâ??the serial killer of Cape Cod 1969: The hippie scene is vibrant in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Long-haired teenagers roam the streets, strumming guitars and preaching about peace and love... and Tony Costa is at the center of it all. To a certain group of smitten young women, he is known as Sireâ??the leader of their counter-culture movement, the charming man who speaks eloquently and hands out hallucinogenic drugs like candy. But beneath his benign persona lies a twisted and uncontrollable rage that threatens to break loose at any moment. Tony Costa is the most dangerous man on Cape Cod, and no one who crosses his path is safe. When young women begin to disappear, Costa's natural charisma and good looks initially protect him from suspicion. But as the bodies are discovered, the police close in on him as the key suspect. Meanwhile, local writers Kurt Vonnegut and Norman Mailer are locked in a desperate race to secure their legacies as great literary iconsâ??and they both set their sights on Tony Costa and the drug-soaked hippie culture that he embodies as their next promising subject, launching independent investigations that stoke the competitive fires between two of the greatest American writers. Immersive, unflinching, and shocking, Helltown is a landmark true crime narrative that transports us back to the turbulent late 1960s, reveals the secrets of a notorious serial killer, and unspools the threads connecting Costa, Vonnegut, and Mailer in the seaside city that played host to horrors unlike any ever seen before. New York Times bestselling author Casey Sherman has crafted a stun No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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I have decided to read books this year (2023) that are either true stories, based on true stories, or about real people. This will include reading some books about real serial killers, like this one. Helltown tells the story of Antone "Tony" Costa, who was convicted of murdering 2 women in Provincetown, located at the tip of Cape Cod. He murdered more but there was not enough evidence to support those murders.
Be forewarned - this book is graphic. The author very graphically describes the murders of these two women. I actually had to skip over those parts.
Tony Costa's murder spree took place in 1969 and 1970. He was a drug dealer in Provincetown but also snitched to the local cops as to who else was dealing drugs in town. He was called "Sire" by his followers in town and had even drawn the attention of authors Kurt Vonnegut, Jr and Norman Mailer. The chapters that included these 2 authors was not necessary, in my opinion, but I kind of see why the author included them.
There is a brief mention of the Sharon Tate murders and Chappaquiddick as these events both take place during the timeframe of this book. (