Charles sobhraj poison of choice8/1/2023 ![]() He makes you feel, how Charles did it, every single time. Thompson's story, conveys the hypnotism of Charles' personality so realistically, that you are smitten by him somewhere deep down, even though you know all about him. You are not entirely sure whether you want him to be hanged or you want him to have a good life, leave it all behind and settle somewhere. However, there is something deep within you, that is not entirely convinced, that he is a mad man. Every time he finds a new prey, you want to scream and ask them to get away from him. You hate this serial killer almost the entire book. ![]() Thompson here has achieved something incredible. He had a mystical magnetism about him that led many to their deaths and left the ones whose life was spared, with deep mental and emotional scars. He was charismatic and charming to women and men alike. At times it seems he is deep within Charles to see his weaknesses, that seems to elude almost everyone, except Charles and Thompson.Ĭharles was astute. Thompson seems to be Charles Shobhraj's shadow during this entire episode of Charles' life. If it is half as good as this book expect some Emmys. I will say this book whets my appetite for the upcoming Netflix series on Sobhraj entitled “The Serpent”. I just hate Thompson didn’t get to write a sequel as to the rest of Sobhraj’s life after his first trial but I am sure he would not have been surprised by any of it ( I wasn’t after reading Thompson’s treatise). ![]() The amount of worldwide interviews and research Thompson must have done in order to get the details he did must have taken years. Thompson does a great job of painting the full picture of the man from the beginning of his life until he was caught and imprisoned. Thompson does such a good job of painting a picture of what may be the most prolific, world traveling serial killer ever to live, I feel I personally witnessed the events. I’m not sure that I ever heard of Charles Sobhraj before opening this book. He was truly a great writer that wrote colossal size books that hold the reader entranced from beginning to end. I absolutely loved “Blood and Money” and I plan on reading all of Thompson’s books before I die. When he became ill, Thomas was teaching writing at the University of Southern California.Ĥ.5 stars - I just finished “Serpentine” by Thomas Thompson and can tell you, I was totally consumed by this well researched tour-de-force. Thompson's family believed that the liver disease that caused his death was contracted in the Far East while investigating the Charles Sobhraj saga. Thompson was a life member of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame." He was a co-founder and president in 1957 of Western Writers of America and later received two of that group’s Spur Awards for his writing. He later published hundreds of articles in national general-interest magazines and wrote 25 Western novels, including “Range Drifter,” “Shadow of the Butte” and “Bitter Water.” () "Thompson first wrote Western stories for pulp magazines in 1940 after stints as a sailor, a nightclub entertainer, a secretary and a furniture salesman. He was also the 1977 Edgar Award winner for Blood and Money. Thompson received the National Headliner Award for investigative reporting. That novel became the basis for a five hour mini series in 1984. Thompson wrote one novel, Celebrity (1982), which was on the national best-seller list for six months. Thompson also wrote Serpentine (1979), the story of convicted murderer Charles Sobhraj. The book sold four million copies in fourteen languages. It was based on a true story of scandal and murder. Thompson's most successful book was Blood and Money (1976). This was made into a TV-movie called The Death of Richie. ![]() Richie: The Ultimate Tragedy Between One Decent Man and the Son He Loved (1973) was the story of a Long Island man who killed his drug-addicted son. His book Hearts (1971) concerned the rivalry between Houston surgeons Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley at the dawn of the heart transplant era. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles, in which he revealed the group's extensive drug use an in-depth look at Frank Sinatra and his alleged Mafia ties and the 40th and 50th birthdays of Elizabeth Taylor. Among his stories were coverage of the making of Sgt. While at Life he covered the JFK assassination and was the first writer to locate Lee Harvey Oswald's home and wife. Thompson joined Life Magazine in 1961 and became an editor and staff writer. He then worked as a reporter and editor at the Houston Press. He was born in Texas and graduated from the University of Texas in 1955.
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