This book is on The Last Podcast On The Left reading list, so I had to get it. I usually really like the books that are suggested on various episodes, and I trust Marcus Parks to not suggest anything boring. Plus, I like true crime books.

This book is about Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, two cousins who were known as The Hillside Stranglers. The name was given to them, because the bodies were found in the hills surrounding Los Angeles. The descriptions of the rape, torture, and murders of the ten women in this book were appalling. These two men were seriously disturbed. They wound up convincing some girls to engage in prostitution for them when they were short of money. They posed as police officers to lure girls into their car. They even tried to snatch the daughter of famous actor Peter Lorre. It always amazes me how trusting people were, especially when they whipped out their fake police badges. The 1970s were a time of a lot of serial killings, and I always find myself making shocked expressions when I read about people hopping in cars and hitch hiking around. Overall, this book was very informative about the activities of these two weirdos and the subsequent trial. I learned a lot about the case from the book, and it is worth picking up if you are interested in serial killers or this particular case.