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And the Sea Will Tell
And the Sea Will Tell | Vincent Bugliosi
"Grips you by the throat from beginning to end."Cleveland Plain Dealer ALONE WITH HER NEW HUSBAND on a tiny Pacific atoll, a young woman, combing the beach, finds an odd aluminum container washed up out of the lagoon, and beside it on the sand something glitters: a gold tooth in a scorched human skull. The investigation that follows uncovers an extraordinarily complex and puzzling true-crime story. Only Vincent Bugliosi, who recounted his successful prosecution of mass murderer Charles Manson in the bestseller Helter Skelter, was able to draw together the hundreds of conflicting details of the mystery and reconstruct what really happened when four people found hell in a tropical paradise. And the Sea Will Tell reconstructs the events and subsequent trial of a riveting true murder mystery, and probes into the dark heart of a serpentine scenario of death.
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GinaKButler
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Up next on audio! 🎧
I loved Helter Skelter, so I‘m excited to read this one!
#unreadbookshelf

dabbe His book on the OJ Simpson case was riveting as well. 🖤🧡🖤 1mo
AmyG This was a good one. 1mo
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BarbaraBB
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Panpan

This book is waaaayyy too long. And the author is so smug. Yes he is a famous lawyer and this is a famous and in itself super interesting true crime case but man, was it annoying. I wish it was 300 pages less and written by an objective author.

#52bookclub23 #sentmedownarabbithole

Cinfhen This book has been on my TBR list since @emilyhaldi first posted about it years ago but the length always puts me off!!! Miss you, ‘Em!!!!! 1y
squirrelbrain Won‘t be reading that, then! 🤣 1y
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BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I bought it because she liked it so much and it sounded great but it wasn‘t for me 🤷🏻‍♀️ I miss her too though! 1y
dabbe @squirrelbrain #ditto! 🤣🤣🤣 1y
Librarybelle Definitely not adding this one to my tbr! 1y
Kristy_K I agree about his smugness! I enjoyed Helter Skelter by him, but the rest of his books he comes across very conceited. 1y
BarbaraBB @Kristy_K I‘m glad you know what I mean! 1y
Megabooks Yea! I thought he was so smug in the Manson case one! Good observation 👍🏻👍🏻 1y
BarbaraBB @Megabooks In that one too? It‘s annoying and I am glad that I‘m not imagining it! 1y
Suet624 Smug indeed. 1y
BarbaraBB @Suet624 You think so too? I feel kinda relieved! 1y
Suet624 It seemed he just couldn‘t help himself. 😂 1y
BarbaraBB @Suet624 🤣🤣🤣 Often the case with smug people 1y
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Sweettartlaura
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Panpan

2.5 ⭐️

Really strong first 1/3 - the story of two couples who find themselves on an uninhabited atoll a thousand miles from anywhere. One makes it back to the mainland; one doesn‘t.
Pretty good second third - how they get tried, when it unfolds, Bugliosi‘s transition from prosecutor to defense attorney - all good stuff.
And then way, way, WAY too much legalese. Bugliosi includes his entire 5 hour summation to the jury.
Way too much.

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EmilieGR
And the Sea Will Tell | Vincent Bugliosi
Pickpick

Slow to get through but I love the ambiguity and fascinating story

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gradcat
And the Sea Will Tell | Vincent Bugliosi
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1. And the Sea Will Tell by Vincent Bugliosi 📖
2. Sea of Love 🎥
3. Under the Boardwalk 🎶
* But mostly I think of calamari, if I‘m honest 🍽
#manicmonday

SW-T Calamari 🤣🤣🤣 6y
JoScho 💛🦑💛 6y
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LitandLeisure
And the Sea Will Tell | Vincent Bugliosi
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Heard about this one on What should I read next? podcast & it has not disappointed! About 150 pages to go!

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emilyhaldi
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Pickpick

Bugliosi details this exotic mystery brilliantly! The days I spent relaxing on vacay had me engrossed in this true crime. The events took place on the uninhabited atoll of Palmyra, just a short sail south of the Hawaiian islands, where I happened to be vacationing 🌴 which allowed me to better envision the tropical setting. Two very different couples meet on the island, some of them never to leave.. a real “truth is stranger than fiction” tale!

youneverarrived This photo 😍 6y
Reviewsbylola This was a good choice for Hawaii! 6y
Mdargusch I agree @Reviewsbylola great choice. 6y
Cinfhen Stunning photo!!!! 6y
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emilyhaldi
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Update: vacation is on 🌴

KristenDuck Love Vincent Bugliosi! 6y
TheLibrarian Gorgeous view! 6y
JennyM Enjoy 😊 🏖 6y
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vivastory Enjoy your vacation! 6y
Pruzy Wow! You look like you are having the perfect vacation! 6y
Chelsea.Poole Oh my gosh, looks like perfection to me!! ☀️🌊📖 6y
jillannjohn Nice! Enjoy! 6y
JoScho Beautiful 6y
emilyhaldi He‘s the best @KristenDuck giving me chills on the first page! 6y
saresmoore 👌 6y
KarenUK Gorgeous place to read... enjoy 💕 6y
BarbaraBB That looks perfect! Where are you? Also I really look forward to your thoughts about the book! Enjoy 💕 6y
Soubhiville Oh beautiful! 6y
Reviewsbylola Bitch 😏 6y
cathysaid @Reviewsbylola 😂😂😂😂 6y
TrishB Gorgeous 💕 6y
Kalalalatja Enjoy! 6y
CarolynM Looks lovely. Enjoy! 6y
britt_brooke Have fun!! 6y
LeahBergen I think I hate you. Just a wee bit. 😆😆 6y
readordierachel Looks amazing! 6y
emilyhaldi @BarbaraBB Maui!! My husband and I have been dying to take a trip to Hawaii for a long time so we finally decided to make it happen. It‘s incredible ☀️🌈🏝🌋 and the book is great so far!! Have you read it? 6y
BarbaraBB @emilyhaldi Hawaii, wow, that must be fantastic! I haven‘t read it but I do have a copy. It is such a chunkster that I keep hesitating whether I should start it. Enjoy over there ❤️🥂💃🌴☀️ 6y
Cinfhen Niiiiiiice!!!! Hope you‘re having a wonderful time 🌴🌺🥥🍹 6y
Mdargusch Beautiful spot! This book was so creepy! 6y
Megabooks Have fun!!! 🌴 6y
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emilyhaldi
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And in terms of beach reads... do you normally lean towards “fun & dishy” or “shocking murder” 🤔

Amiable Whatever book I happen to be reading at the time is the one I take to the beach. 😀 6y
Gayan Mary Kay Andrews‘ books are my favorite beach reads. 6y
saresmoore 😆 6y
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Wendirella Ugh, that Bugliosi book....I murdered the copy I had of it 😂😫 6y
Reviewsbylola Just pack both!! 6y
emilyhaldi Oh I did... plus a few others @Reviewsbylola is the Bugliosi one good?! It‘s 700 pages 😱 but I‘m kinda ridin a true crime wave at the moment 🏄🏻‍♀️ 6y
BornReadChicago Dishy! Loved The Royal We 👍 6y
Cinfhen Both!!! Moods 6y
Mdargusch Always murder 6y
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Amiable
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A book about a double murder and the ensuing trial = "Something with a death"

Book #3 down for #nonfiction2019
@Riveted_Reader_Melissa

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Amiable
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Mehso-so

Who was the greatest lawyer in the country? In the world? In the UNIVERSE? Vincent Bugliosi! How do we know? Because Vincent Bugliosi tells us so in this book --over and over and over again. Part 1 of this was absorbing; part 2 (ironically, the part about the trial) was less so. I could have done with a little less of the Bugliosi self-worship.

Kaye He was quite full of himself. 😁. 6y
Kaye So now that you‘re done with the book do you think that Jennifer either knew what was going to happen to the Grahams or helped in any way ? That‘s always bugged me. She was used to him leaving and going off alone and also used to hearing him shooting. I‘ve always wondered if she played a role in it. 6y
CocoReads I loved Helter Skelter but struggled through this one. 6y
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Amiable @kaye I don't know how to answer with a hidden reply to avoid a spoiler ...but yes. I think yes. 😬 6y
Amiable @CocoReads I also loved "Helter Skelter," and expected more from this one. I guess his fame in the Manson family trials inflated Bugliosi's ego to the point where he became insufferable in writing about this trial. 6y
Kaye @Amiable to reply with a hidden message , click on the little skeleton head on bottom left by the bookmark symbol. That covers up your reply to hide spoilers. I think Bugliosi was a genius and knew it. I think he lived, slept and ate his job. I‘ve liked everything of his I‘ve read so am sorta used to him being like that and didn‘t really notice it. This one is a huge long book but so detailed it‘s amazing. 6y
Amiable @kaye I think the only reason Jennifer got off was because Bugliosi was a masterful attorney and he was able to create enough reasonable doubt that the jurors felt they had no choice but to vote not guilty. Knowing that "not guilty" was not the same as being "innocent." I just wish an editor had been able to craft the narrative in a way to have less Bugliosi inserting his braggadocio into the story. 6y
Kaye Yea I get what you‘re saying.I just remember Bugliosi making a big deal out of refusing to defend clients who he thought were really guilty. I think Jennifer had him puzzled because she really didn‘t seem concerned about it in the least. I‘ve always thought there was a slight chance Buck killed the Grahams without Jennifer knowing about it until afterwards. She had no choice at that point than to go along with him, being stuck out on the island. 6y
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BooksbyBJThompson
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Pickpick

The penultimate no bodies murder trial with a successful conviction. Bugliosi another near impossible case solved. The books description of the island of Palmyra almost as horrific as the murders themselves.

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AshleyC816
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Mehso-so

Part 1 of this book was great, the true story of two idealistic couples that end up on an isolated atoll at the same time and only one couple leaves the island. Then you hit Part 2- written by one of the defense attorneys. This portion is way too long and self-congratulatory. I recommend reading the first part and skipping the second part- you can look everything up on the internet to see the results of the court cases!

Slajaunie 💚🐾 6y
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Amiable
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This is me ignoring the football event happening on the TV in the other room.

AmyG Good book! 6y
Amiable @AmyG That's what @kaye said, too! 6y
HOTPock3tt @Amiable Me too! 6y
BarbaraBB I‘ve got a copy of this one too, I think because of a recommendation by @Reviewsbylola 6y
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Jessicaanne
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Mehso-so

After loving Helter Skelter I have read a couple other Bugliosi books with high hopes but they just don‘t live up to it.
I was engrossed in the first 2/3 of this book but in the final parts I found myself growing bored and constantly flipping forward to see how much I had left. He rambles too much and loses my attention.

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Jessicaanne
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My dog thinks my bed belongs to her
Tagged!
Cleaning and celebrating my dads birthday 🎂
My apple spice candle
🎵It‘s a beautiful day in this neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor 🎶
@MinDea

MinDea Mr Rogers! 6y
MirrorMask 🎶Would you be mine? Could you be mine?....🎶 6y
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Meredith3
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I started this book probably 10 years ago and never finished it, but I have a feeling I should give it another go. Two couples stranded on an island and one couple ends up dead. Very mysterious! And Vince B is a bad ass MOFO.
So yeah #SOS #ABBAinAugust

Reviewsbylola Our boy Vinny was such a trail blazer! I‘m actually reading a book about the Manson fam right now. I didn‘t realize VB was only 35 when he was assigned to the Tate/LaBianca murders. 6y
Reviewsbylola And definitely give this one another shot. It‘s phenomenal imo. 6y
Meredith3 @Reviewsbylola holy cow that is so young !!! 6y
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Meredith3 @Reviewsbylola I definitely think I need to. It has been a long time since I first tried it out. 6y
Mdargusch You would LOVE this! Read ASAP! 6y
emilyhaldi I‘ve always wanted to read this!! I have a copy somewhere.. perhaps it‘s yours 😀 6y
Meredith3 @Mdargusch yes I definitely need to!! 6y
Meredith3 @emilyhaldi ha! It could be! 6y
Cinfhen Ooohhhh!!! I definitely WANT to read this book!!! I‘ve already stacked but now I NEED to buy it!! Thanks for the reminder ❣️ 6y
BarbaraBB Sold! 6y
Kaye Excellent. One of my all time favorite true crime books (edited) 6y
Meredith3 @Cinfhen you‘re so very welcome! 😸 6y
Meredith3 @Kaye I need to start over and try it again! 6y
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Bookish_AF
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I love when I know random stuff (like answers to questions at trivia night) just because I had read it in a book.

I knew what an “atoll” was and got that question right (to the amazement of my teammates)...but the ONLY reason I knew it was because of having read the tagged book.

There was also a question about the Stephen King book 11/22/63 which I also immediately knew.

Yay for book knowledge scoring trivia points!

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Reviewsbylola
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Vincent Bugliosi is well known for Helter Skelter, but he has quite a few other good books, and this is my favorite (next to HS of course!). It has many interesting factors going for it. Bugliosi actually is the defense attorney for one of the accused. The crime took place on an abandoned island that was literally only inhabited by four people. Two survived, two did not. A very atmospheric book. #SEEWHATIHAVEWON

tpixie Wow 😳 8y
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