Last Rampage: The Escape of Gary Tison - Hardcover

Clarke, James W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395467217 ISBN 13: 9780395467213

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1988

Synopsis

The true story of a multiple murderer, his prison escape, aided by his family, and the trail of victims left in their wake paints a chilling portrait of a killer and a troubled criminal justice system

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Review

"Illuminating and absorbing. . . . The book is more than a simple cops-and-bandits tale: It is a psychological study in the machinations of a master manipulator. . . . Last Rampage is one of those rare books that is both highly entertaining and thought-provoking."--Arizona Republic
"The killings alone are chilling enough to place this fascinating book alongside Joseph Wambaugh's The Onion Field or Joe McGinniss' Fatal Vision. . . . Though the details of corruption in Arizona's prison system are absorbing, the story of Tison's psychological control over his three sons provides the most riveting reading."--Chicago Tribune
"Gripping and violent . . . a strong sense of place and culture; an intelligent look at the . . . factors that allowed a manipulative killer to exercise his influence."--Kirkus Reviews
"A riveting account of a bloody crime spree and a first-class study of a cunning sociopath in action."--Publishers Weekly
"[A] vivid, frightening, and fascinating portrait."--New York Times Book Review

"A chilling portrait of sociopath behavior, perverted family loyalty, official malfeasance, and political corruption. . . . Along the way, [Clarke] exposes the dark underbelly of the frontier myth. A comparison to In Cold Blood comes easily to mind." --Arizona Daily Star

"Fascinating . . . Though the details of corruption in Arizona's prison system are absorbing, the story of Tison's psychological control over his three sons provides . . . riveting reading."--Chicago Tribune

"A riveting account of a bloody crime spree and a first-class study of a cunning sociopath in action."--Publishers Weekly

"Illuminating and absorbing . . . The book is more than a simple cops-and-bandits tale: it is a psychological study in the machinations of a master manipulator."--Arizona Republic

About the Author

James W. Clarke is Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona. He is also the author of American Assassins: The Darker Side of Politics; On Being Mad or Merely Angry: John W. Hinckley, Jr. and Other Dangerous People; and The Lineaments of Wrath: Race, Violent Crime, and American Culture.

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395467217
• ISBN 13: 9780395467213
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 4