Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of America's Greatest Unsolved Murder
Books | True Crime / Murder / General
3.9
Piu Eatwell
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection One of Bustle's "Best True Crime Books of the Year" “[A] juicy page turner . . . capturing both the allure and the perils of the dream factory that promised riches and fame.”—New York Times Book Review The gruesome 1947 murder of hopeful starlet Elizabeth Short holds a permanent place in American lore as one of our most inscrutable true-crime mysteries. In a groundbreaking feat of detection hailed as “extensive” and “convincing” (Bustle), skilled legal sleuth Piu Eatwell cracks the case after seventy years, rescuing Short from tabloid fodder to reveal the woman behind the headlines. Drawing on recently unredacted FBI and LAPD files and exclusive interviews, Black Dahlia, Red Rose is a gripping panorama of noir-tinged 1940s Hollywood and a definitive account of one of the biggest unsolved murders of American legal history.
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Author
Piu Eatwell
Pages
368
Publisher
Liveright Publishing
Published Date
2017-10-10
ISBN
1631492276 9781631492273
Ratings
Google: 5
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"I remember watching the Black Dahlia movie when it first came out years ago and being fascinated by the case. It was no surprise when I heard about this book, I needed to pick it up. <br/><br/>The information in this book is thoroughly researched - the footnotes are detailed and often require you to flip back and forward multiple pages for an explanation. This novel was also written in a narrative form, narrative nonfiction, and is written in a suspenseful and foreboding tone. At times, it was difficult to read the blunt and gory details of the murder and its aftermath, but this is a true crime and story. <br/><br/>After reading this, it’s crazy to think that this case has not been solved since Eatwell neatly lines up all the evidence for the reader even though the times suffered from severe corruption. Eatwell also meticulously describes both the setting and atmosphere during the killing and he aftermath which helps the reader understand the complexity of the relationships and deep rooted corruption in Los Angeles during that time period. The novel also touches upon the gender bias against Elizabeth Short and how others perceived her based on her lifestyle and looks. Overall, I highly recommend anyone with an interest in true crime or suspense stories to read this novel."
Chelsea F
"Eye opening to how badly this case was fumbled."
Arielle Blaedow