The Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail, and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles by Chip Jacobs grabs readers with edge-of-your-seat storytelling on the first page and never lets go. The crimes described in this book are shocking, the close-up examination of the people involved compelling, and the author's writing creates for the reader a feeling of actually being there and knowing each person encompassed in the scene. While the backgrounds, motives, and thinking of the criminals is fascinating, the ease with which other people, innocents and minor criminals alike, are easily swept up into the madness of one man's evil is frightening. Readers can't put down this page-turner that lays out the crimes and scrutinizes the individuals involved with clarity and insight, reminding readers that the life-destroying evil of this world is closer than you think.