Twentynine Palms: A True Story of Murder Marines and the Mojave

"...Blows readers away...with the blood and guts and heart of the murder...I wept during the funeral." -- Austin Chronicle "A strange and brilliant story by an important American writer." -- Hunter S. Thompson"Good news for readers who've been waiting for a book to match In Cold Blood." -- East Bay Express "Her reporting and writing skills are excellent..." -- Sunday Oregonian"Stillman immerses herself and her reader in a world at which few desire even to peek, depriving both of cliche." -- LA Weekly "Stillman's conscientious research and stylistic verve make TWENTYNINE PALMS an engrossing read, well above most true crime stories." -- Washington Post "To writer Deanne Stillman's enormous credit, her new book focuses on the sad, awful world of the murdered girls..." -- Pages Magazine “As stunning as it is shocking....you can almost feel the blistering heat.” -- Arizona Daily Star “Echoes of Joan Didion...A haunting and evocative journey to strange yet recognizable terrain.” -- Los Angeles Times Book Review “Stark observations...a fascinating, if chilling, read.” -- Maxim