Reckless

The strange world of a rock and roll icon accused of the violent death of a movie star. In the early morning hours of February 3, 2003, police were summoned to the spooky Alhambra, California castle of legendary music producer Phil Spector. There they discovered the body of actress Lana Clarkson, dying in a chair, shot through the mouth. Spector claimed she had killed herself, but was soon charged with murder. Even in a town that thrived on scandal, this one would come as no surpise. Some said it had only been a matter of time ... The pop music genius, who revolutionized music from the Beatles to the Ramones, was making headlines again. But Spector, notorious for his eccentric behavior, volatile temper, and fascination with guns, pleaded innocent. What really happened on that fateful pre-dawn morning in Spector's hilltop mansion? As the controversial wunderkind's life of fame, money, and excess was coming undone, a true Hollywood mystery was about to unfold. Murder or Suicide? You be the judge ...Smith, Carlton is the author of 'Reckless', published 2004 under ISBN 9780312994051 and ISBN 0312994052.