Synopses & Reviews
A chilling, groundbreaking investigation into the death of one of the great rock icons of our times -- including exclusive access to the case tapes of Courtney Love's former P.I., and a host of compelling new evidence. On Friday, April 8, 1994, a body was discovered in a room above a garage in Seattle. For the attending authorities, it was an open-and-shut case of suicide. What no one knew then, however, is that the deceased -- Kurt Cobain, the superstar frontman of Nirvana -- had been murdered. Drawing on case tapes made by a P.I. hired by Courtney Love when her husband escaped from drug rehab and went missing -- and on new forensic evidence and police reports obtained under the Freedom of Information Act -- Love and Death explodes the long-standing theory that Kurt Cobain took his own life.
Award-winning investigative journalists Max Wallace and Ian Halperin have conducted a ten-year crusade for the truth, and in Love and Death they present a stunning, convincing argument that the whole truth has yet to be revealed.
Review
"This book is valuably different in tone to everything else you'll read on the subject....Right though it is to celebrate this man's talent and his life, it's undoubtedly just as valuable to learn a lesson from the tragic confusion around his death."
-- The Guardian (London)
Synopsis
A stunning and groundbreaking investigation into the death of one of the great rock icons of our time, Kurt Cobain -- revealing new evidence that points to a terrible conclusion. Max Wallace and Ian Halperin have conducted a ten-year crusade for the truth about what happened to Nirvana's former frontman, and in Love & Death they are finally able to present a chilling and convincing case that points to one thing: Kurt Cobain did not commit suicide.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Max Wallaceandlt;/Bandgt; is a recipient of andlt;Iandgt;Rolling Stoneandlt;/Iandgt; magazineand#185;s Award for Investigative Journalism; he is also a documentary filmmaker. In 1998, he coauthored the international bestseller andlt;Iandgt;Who Killed Kurt Cobain?andlt;/Iandgt; with Ian Halperin. He is also the author of andlt;Iandgt;Muhammad Aliand#185;s Greatest Fight: Cassius Clay vs. the United States of America,andlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;The American Axis: Ford, Lindbergh, and the Rise of the Third Reich.andlt;/Iandgt; His first documentary film, andlt;Iandgt;Too Colorful for the League,andlt;/Iandgt; was nominated for a Gemini Award (Canadaand#185;s equivalent of an Emmy). Max has been a guest columnist for the Sunday andlt;Iandgt;New York Times,andlt;/Iandgt; and contributed to the BBC.andlt;bandgt;Ian Halperinandlt;/bandgt; is also a former winner of the andlt;iandgt;Rolling Stoneandlt;/iandgt; magazine Award for Investigative Journalism. He is the author or coauthor of five books, including the bestsellers andlt;iandgt;Fire and Rain: The James Taylor Story,andlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Celine Dion: Behind the Fairytale,andlt;/iandgt; as well as a number of exposand#233;s on the modeling industry. He coauthored andlt;iandgt;Who Killed Kurt Cobain?andlt;/iandgt; with Max Wallace. Ian is a regular correspondent for Court TV and has contributed to andlt;iandgt;60 Minutes 2.andlt;/iandgt;