CHAOS PB – TOM O’NEILL-DAN PIEPENBRING

The book that inspired the Netflix documentary, CHAOS: The Manson Murders ______________________________ A journalist s twenty-year obsession with the Manson murders leads to shocking new conspiracy theories about the FBI s involvement in this fascinating re-evaluation of one of the most infamous cases in American history. Twenty years ago, reporting for a routine magazine piece about the infamous Manson murders, journalist Tom O Neill didn t expect to find anything new. But the discovery of horrifying new evidence kick-started an obsession and his life s work. What had he unearthed and what did it mean: why was there surveillance by intelligence agents? Why did the police make these particular mistakes and why did Tom s greatest ally in this fight turn into his biggest foe? Chaos is an explosive read that will shock, grip and change our understanding of a case that has haunted the world for over fifty years. ______________________________ Riveting … Sensational revelations … True crime fans will be enthralled. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY [Full of] scandalous findings … to me it seems only too plausible. O Neill s intricately sinister secret history often sounds incredible; that doesn t mean that it s not all true. OBSERVER Tantalizing … Founded on prodigious research … O Neill s 20-year investigation reads like a thriller. LOS ANGELES TIMES