A review by chezler24
A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime by Casey Sherman

dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.5

I enjoy reading about this period in Hollywood, and this was a nice non-fiction book to break up my reading. The glitz and glamour of stardom married so closely with the sleaze of the underground mob life and seedier individuals at the studios makes the period a prime breeding ground for gripping, infamous stories. Sherman's book brought to light a murder case I had not looked into. For a true crime book, this reads pretty fluidly. I appreciated how the author handled certain aspects and wrapped up sensitive topics in the author's note. Some details seemed a bit unnecessary (such as the quote at the bottom of page 157), and some dialogue that has been paraphrased can raise some questions regarding the validity of the factual aspect of the book. Aside from that, Sherman was able to demonstrate how the lives of the various involved parties developed and slowly converged on that fateful day of Stompanato's death. I don't think we'll ever truly know what occurred that day but its mark will forever be made in pop culture history.

Rating: 3.5/5 stars
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