3no7's review
4.0
“Crime Buff’s Guide to Outlaw Los Angeles” is the seventh in Ron Franscell’ popular Crime Buff’s Guide series, this one set where I live, the greater Los Angeles and Southern California area. I couldn’t wait to find out more about the people and places in my local area’s crime past.
Geography is the star of this book. Franscell has done comprehensive research, and the book includes the geographic locations, descriptions, and of course GPS location of every crime location from Hollywood, Orange County and the Inland Empire, to San Diego and beyond. The directions are specific and complete, for example “Look on the west side of Whittier for a concrete sewer drain between a streetlight and a tree. There’s a manhole cover in the street.” Most of the locations are private property, so he also cautions readers NOT to plunge onto private property.
Crime in L.A. is not limited to Hollywood celebrities, although of course there are a lot of them included. The crime journey includes politicians, pioneers, writers, Wild West heroes, serial killers, terrorists, and, of course, law enforcement personnel and the innocent victims. Franscell’s guide covers the range of time from the mid- 1800 to the past few years and contains complete details about the crime itself, the people involved, and many times where people are buried.
Thank you NetGalley, WildBlue Press, and Ron Franscell for a great adventure in true crime. I loved the virtual tour, and can’t wait to visit some of the public sites.
Geography is the star of this book. Franscell has done comprehensive research, and the book includes the geographic locations, descriptions, and of course GPS location of every crime location from Hollywood, Orange County and the Inland Empire, to San Diego and beyond. The directions are specific and complete, for example “Look on the west side of Whittier for a concrete sewer drain between a streetlight and a tree. There’s a manhole cover in the street.” Most of the locations are private property, so he also cautions readers NOT to plunge onto private property.
Crime in L.A. is not limited to Hollywood celebrities, although of course there are a lot of them included. The crime journey includes politicians, pioneers, writers, Wild West heroes, serial killers, terrorists, and, of course, law enforcement personnel and the innocent victims. Franscell’s guide covers the range of time from the mid- 1800 to the past few years and contains complete details about the crime itself, the people involved, and many times where people are buried.
Thank you NetGalley, WildBlue Press, and Ron Franscell for a great adventure in true crime. I loved the virtual tour, and can’t wait to visit some of the public sites.
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