If what this author writes is true, and I have no reason to believe that she fabricated evidence, then the corruption of the LA police department and/or DA's office and/or morgue and/or crime labs at the time of this investigation was beyond the pale. Inept, corrupt, careless, sloppy, and just plain bizarre. I have been fascinated by this case since I learned of it years ago, and there were things in this book that were not in any other book or magazine article I have read about it. This was a well-written, fascinating account of the investigation of the murder of Elizabeth Short that reads almost like a novel. At the end of the book, you might know who committed the murder, but there are so many more "bad guys", that you are not sure who should get blamed.