The co-author of the true crime phenomenon Helter Skelter has passed. Curt Gentry [Wiki], who penned the book with Vincent Bugliosi, died of apparent natural causes at the age of 83 in mid-July.
The book is the favorite of many a fan of the genre. Some have admitted on CLEWS to devouring this very long book in as little as three days. It was Gentry's engrossing narrative drive (he was an experienced journalist) that made it such a page-turner. Helter Skelter easily made its way onto my own Top 10 list and holds up to the scrutiny of time as an oustanding example of the form.
For more:
New York Times obituary (the Times is actually rather polite to the genre in this piece! albeit short.)
Sad to hear...
I've read Gentry's book on J.Edgar Hoover eight times...
He was a details researcher and wordsmith of master craftsmanship.
Posted by: Angel Meadows | January 07, 2015 at 09:43 PM