{"product_id":"the-playboy-and-the-chelsea-girl-isbn-9780806545066","title":"The Playboy and the Chelsea Girl:The LSD Murder That Rocked London's Summer of Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe wealthy playboy, the beautiful French teenager, and the bad trip that put LSD on trial at the glamorous center of London’s Swinging Sixties—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author John Glatt’s kaleidoscopic investigation into the murder case that shattered the Summer of Love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1967, London was the capital of cool and Chelsea was its vibrant, colorful heart. At fashionable boutiques, cafes, and clubs, boys with long hair and girls in miniskirts mingled with the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, and other rock royalty. Music and cultural revolution were in the air—and a burgeoning drug scene fueled both.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAspiring model Claudie Delbarre, 18, was at the center of it all. The beautiful French teenager turned heads with her dramatic outfits and seemed on the verge of stardom. But on the morning of September 19th, her landlord made a horrific discovery: Claudie lay murdered on her bed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe investigation led swiftly to Robert Lipman, a wealthy American playboy and avid drug user who had found unbounded pleasures among the Chelsea Set. After a transatlantic manhunt, Lipman was extradited back to Britain, where his attorneys mounted a stunning defense, claiming he was not guilty because he killed Claudie while on LSD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing cameo appearances by many of the era’s pop stars and celebrities, investigative journalist John Glatt’s gripping narrative reveals how drugs, sex, and music intertwined in a legendary time and place, finally exploding in a brutal killing that caused many to question the essence of the era. | \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for John Glatt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A compelling, disturbing, provocative, exciting true crime story of sex, drugs, rock and roll – and money and murder . . . an important social history that transports readers to London in the ‘Swinging Sixties,’ replete with legendary names and fascinating stories.” \u003cb\u003e—David Fisher\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author on \u003ci\u003eThe Playboy and the Chelsea Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Passionately written, intricately reported, stylishly structured, fascinating . . . the best true crime book I've read in a very long time.” \u003cb\u003e—John O’Connor\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eA Short, Strange Trip \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Playboy and the Chelsea Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Shocking, riveting, and disturbing . . . John Glatt delivers highbrow journalism with integrity, grit, honesty and reliability—in a way only the best storytellers can . . . brilliant and respectful true crime at its best.” \u003cb\u003e—M. William Phelps\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and creator of the \u003ci\u003ePaper Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e podcast on \u003ci\u003eThe Playboy and the Chelsea Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eJohn Glatt is a master storyteller who deftly draws the reader into a fascinating era through the lens of a sensational murder, blending history with thrills to deliver a powerful and compelling read.” \u003cb\u003e―Michael Wolraich\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Playboy and the Chelsea Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A real page-turner!” \u003cb\u003e―Holly George Warren\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eJanis: Her Life and Music\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Playboy and the Chelsea Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A riveting tale . . . Glatt shines a light on Swinging London.” \u003cb\u003e—Barney Hoskyn\u003c\/b\u003e, Editorial Director, \u003ci\u003eRock's Backpages \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Playboy and the Chelsea Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“John Glatt pulls aside the South Carolina Low Country’s curtain of Spanish moss and steps smoothly into its swamp of corruption, embezzlement, and murder.”\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e―Air Mail \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e Tangled Vines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Readers will be swept up in this account.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Booklist, \u003c\/i\u003eSTARRED Review \u003c\/b\u003efor \u003ci\u003eTangled Vines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A white-knuckle page-turner...must reading for true crime fans.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRED Review \u003c\/b\u003efor \u003ci\u003eThe Doomsday Mother\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Piercing … add this one to your beach bag.” \u003cb\u003e—People Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003ci\u003eGolden Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An in-depth look at an act that shocked the city’s elite.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—New York Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eGolden Boy\u003c\/i\u003e | \u003cb\u003eJohn Glatt\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author with more than two million copies of his books in print. His works include \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLive at the Fillmore East and West\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Playboy and the Chelsea Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Edgar Award–nominated \u003ci\u003eTangled Vines\u003c\/i\u003e. With a journalism career spanning nearly four decades, his bylines have appeared in \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAirmail\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e New York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the London\u003ci\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Tatler, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other outlets, and he has appeared on ABC’s \u003ci\u003e20\/20\u003c\/i\u003e, NBC’s \u003ci\u003eDateline\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, and on the Investigation Discovery and Oxygen networks. Though he has lived in New York since 1981, he is a native of London, and was a fifteen-year-old schoolboy when Claudie Delbarre’s murder occurred just blocks from his home in Chelsea. 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