Rise is a novel based on the Manson murders. A blog reader suggested it to me. I normally don't do book reports especially for books that are fiction. I don't usually even bother to read novels connected to the crimes. There's just too many other books with facts to read.
At 142 pages, Rise is not a long book. But those 142 pages had the hair on the back of my neck standing up. The book is part fact, part fiction, part thriller and very engrossing. It's well written to the point that you don't want to put it down until you've finished it. The facts about the TLB murders are largely correct, there might be some disagreement in a couple of places but those disagreements are ones that have been debated over and over.
The author is A.S. Cassidy who hails from the Pacific Northwest. Other than that there is no other information about the author. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the author has read the blog though.
If you are looking for a book with a familiar backstory to escape into for two or three hours I don't think you will be disappointed. It is available at Amazon, $6.99 for the paperback, $2.99 for the Kindle edition and if you have Kindle Unlimited it is free. It's reasonably priced.
