Beverly Hills Confidential
A Century of Stars, Scandals and Murders

The funny thing about this book is at first glance it looks like a coffee table book. Opening it and seeing the graphic pictures of the crimes, one could only assume that it is only suitable for a coffee table in Charles Manson's prison cell. This book showcases the crimes of Beverly Hills since the......more

The author doesn't go into enough details.......more

Covering the major and unusual crimes committed in Beverly Hills since that elite community was formed, this book is a riveting recount written rightly or wrongly in the prose of salacious sensational scandal. There is no outright descriptive debauchery, but semi-gruesome photos and gory details are......more

This was good at what I expected it to do: provide bite sized chunks into bizarre crimes and scandals in Hollywood over the last 110 years. They don't spend more than 5 minutes on most of the crimes, so if you're looking for something more in depth, this won't be it. It's like a driveby of dark Holl......more

I received this book in a Goodreads.com giveaway and was really impressed from the beginning. Not only was the content great, but the presentation of the book itself is really a work of beauty. Great photos, thick glossy pages, and full color really draw you into this book. The stories of the celebr......more