And the hippos were boiled in their tanks

214 pages

English language

Published July 29, 2008 by Grove Press, Distributed by Publishers Group West.

ISBN:
978-0-8021-1876-9
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Wow! What a book. So far this is my favourite Kerouac book so far. Also makes me want to check out some works by Burroughs.

This book reads just like a statement given to the police. I loved how the story swaps between the two different authors, it works really well for me.

The book also has a good after word about the history of the case and about the characters.

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