X-Rated: The Mitchell Brothers: A True Story of Sex, Money, and Death

by David McCumber

Book Overview

This account tells of the Mitchell brothers' rise and fall in the world of pornography--a sordid story of sex, scandal and murder. The first in Pinnacle Books' In Cold Blood true-crime classic reissue... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671751565
• ISBN13: 9780671751562
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A long but entertaining read about 2 pioneers of porn

The Mitchell Brothers are legendary, not only in adult entertainment, but also in fighting for the First Amendment. This highly detailed book takes you through their childhood right up to the ending courtroom drama of Artie's death. The research done is incredible, up to the point of being boring. The author spends too much time dwelling on the details of Artie's various girlfriends and not enough on the adult entertainment industry in general. 450 pages is suitable for a scholarly textbook, not an autobiography written for entertainment. This is the only fault I found with this book. A pleasant surprise is the courtroom drama and how the author takes you through the entire trial and weaves the suspense all throughout. Extremely entertaining and you will become engrossed in the fine presentation. We also learn about the Mitchell's wild lifestyle and how their successful empire was built. In the end we learn an alarming lesson about our legal system and how justice is bought in America. This book is a great read if you have the patience to make it through some of the boring sections.