Hell Town by Casey Sherman

Soon to be an Amazon limited series directed by Academy Award winner Ed Berger from Robert Downey Jr.’s Team Downey.

A serial killer. Two literary legends. One chilling true story—unfolding just down the coast from our own salty shores.

The year is 1969, and the hippie scene is alive in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Long-haired teenagers roam the streets, strumming guitars and preaching peace and love. At the center of it all is Tony Costa. To a group of smitten young women, he’s known as Sire—the charming, eloquent leader of their counter-culture movement. But beneath that gentle persona simmers a twisted and uncontrollable rage. Tony Costa is the most dangerous man on Cape Cod, and no one who crosses his path is safe.

As his crimes shock the nation, two icons—Kurt Vonnegut and Norman Mailer—race to claim the story, launching dueling investigations, each hoping to turn a real-life nightmare into literary glory.

Immersive, unflinching, and impeccably researched, this landmark true crime narrative transports you back to the turbulent late 1960s and the seaside town that played host to horrors unlike any ever seen before. For those of us who know New England’s coast intimately, it hits especially close to home.

Praise for Helltown:

• “A riveting, often spine-tingling true crime story.” —Terence Winter, The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire
• “Smart, impeccably researched, and utterly absorbing… an unqualified triumph.” —Gregg Olsen, #1 NYT bestselling author of If You Tell
• “Compelling, complex, and revealing—do not miss this!” —Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author

Pull up a chair, listen to the ocean, and let this one keep you up long past your bedtime. We think you’ll be glad you did.

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