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Praise for Twentynine Palms: A True Story of Murder, Marines, and the Mojave…

“As stunning as it is shocking....you can almost feel the blistering heat.”
-Arizona Daily Star

“A strange and brilliant story by an important American writer.”
-Hunter S. Thompson

“This is the Great American Desert where the sun has yet to shine.”
-Charles Bowden, author of Blue Desert

"[Stillman's] writing and reporting skills are excellent."
-The Oregonian

“One of the best stories to come out of the high California Desert....a terrific book.”
-Judith Freeman, author of A Desert of Pure Feeling

“A dust-devil tale of murder, madness and the military soaked in white-hot passion and razor-sharp insights.”
-Lucian Truscott, author of Dress Gray

“This haunting desert-gothic tale [is]...an irresistible plunge into a palm-fringed nightmare.”
-Ron Rosenbaum, author of Explaining Hitler

"Highly recommended for all public libraries."
-Library Journal

"Good news for readers who've been waiting for a book to match In Cold Blood."
-East Bay Express

"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

"...Blows readers away...with the blood and guts and heart of the murder...I wept during the funeral."
-Austin Chronicle

"To writer Deanne Stillman's enormous credit, her new book focuses on the sad, awful world of the murdered girls..."
-Pages Magazine

“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