Paperback: Perfection is a dangerous thing to strive for. If you demand it in others, fate has a tendency to be merciless with you as well.
When fabulously successful movie mogul Jose Menendez and his beautiful wife Kitty were murdered in their million-dollar Beverly Hills mansion on 20 August 1989, their sons Lyle, 21, and Erik, 18, were distraught and whispers of a Mafia hit rang through Hollywood. Then, two suspects were arrested - Lyle and Erik Menendez. Bright, handsome tennis stars, they were all that any parent could ever want. Yet there were secrets...deadly secrets.
Blood Brothers (1994) is a relentlessly riveting read about an extraordinary murder and trial that have splattered front pages all over the world. It reveals the private hell of 'the perfect family' and the terrible truth about the charges and counter-charges that rocked the court room.
About the authors: Ron Soble and John Johnson were staff writers and reporters at the Los Angeles Times. Ron Soble had covered the federal courts for many years and had developed good sources in hard-to-penetrate federal law enforcement agencies. John Johnson had done a number of stories looking into Los Los Angeles' billion-dollar porn industry. He was the founder, Chairman, Publisher, and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Publishing Company. Each had more than fifteen years' experience in journalism and had worked almost every beat there was on a newspaper, from education to covering the White House.
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