Murder in Sin City : The Death of a Las Vegas Casino Boss

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Summary: Totally intriguing!!
Review: This book is absolutely fantastic! It is extremely intriguing and it is very hard to put down.
Since I live in Las Vegas, I find it especially enticing to get the "insider's scoop" on exactly what happened here.
I remember watching all of the trial coverage on the local news, but this book tells much more of what really occurred.
The whole Binion case was such a high-profile case--not just in Las Vegas, but clear around the world.
I highly recommend this book--it is so intriguing--you won't want to put it down!

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Summary: A heavy book to read
Review: This book is based on a stark real story, so you can't say that what happened to Sandy is fair or not because they never found anything against her except what the people said she said, and maybe two or three coincidences that happened the day of the murder. Nevertheless, everything written in the book you will read it at least twice and that makes the book boring, albeit you'll understand the plot perfectly is not the way to write a book. JG wrote too many technical terms and that made the story slow and heavy and I really don't agree that this was the murder of the century in Vegas.

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Summary: Must Read
Review: This is a must read with all of the elements of a great story--money, drugs, sex and greed. This story, though, is true. As a Las Vegan I watched the Binion murder saga unfold in the print and electronic media, but nobody had the insider scoop like German. Murder in Sin City continues this by revealing previously non public information in a "can't put it down" spellbinder.

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Summary: INCREDIBLE book!
Review: This is an incredible and gripping book. Very in-depth and intense look at the sensational and horific Binion murder case.
Very detailed and "behind-the-scenes" look of one of the most well-known murder cases in Vegas history. I highly recommend this book.

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Summary: hard to put down!
Review: what a story hard to believe people can be so ruthless all for the mighty dollar.i would recommand this book highly it really gets into the truth.the strange thing about reading the book is i went to junior high and high school with sandy murphy and it is sad to see how her life really turned out.

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Summary: Tells the WHOLE shocking and sensational story.....
Review: Where other 'true crime' books fall down is the old adage about "the devil is in the details." This is definitely NOT the case with 'Murder In Sin City' which really goes the distance in bringing the reader close to the case and it's many people, twists, and turns. Ted Binion was the mega-wealthy heir and executive of the 'Binion's Horshoe' casino fortune. He was also a colorful and eccentric heroin addict with a taste for strippers and fast-lane criminal friends. These shortcomings were all contributing causes of his untimely demise at the hands of his girlfriend Sandy Murphy and her new lover Rick Tabish. The book covers many aspects of their relationship and scheming plans to murder Binion so they could share in his wealth. Most of the other fascinating details of the case were simply not covered by programs like 'Dateline', '20/20', 'Court T.V.' etc which is what makes this book so thorough and interesting. Buried treasure, wild characters, sex, murder and betrayal --- this is one story that like it's unfortunate victim had it all. Interesting developments have happened since the book's release in late 2001. Namely, Tabish and Murphy's murder convictions were overturned due to a technicality involving a separate torture case for which Tabish is still serving time. Murphy is now free and both are awaiting a retrial set for sometime in October of '04. Additionally, the 'Binion's Horseshoe' casino a Las Vegas landmark for 50+ years, was recently closed down for violations involving owed back pay. I can only hope that author Jeff German will take up the pen again when the aftermath of the new trial has settled.

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Summary: What a story!
Review: Wow! I have followed the Binion case over the television and papers and have been intrigued by the entire case with all its bizarre twists and turns. I had purchased another book about the case before this one was available and it was very scattered and not as interesting to follow. This gave much more in depth information and it really gave a more thorough look at how sick and twisted of a story the Binion murder was. This book almost seemed more like fiction and therefore it is only more interesting that it was true! Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish have many years to be haunted by their actions!

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Summary: Compelling Book!
Review: You will not be able to put this book down. It is compelling from the first to last page and filled with many unknown facts that were not brought out at the trial. A must to read.