New York: Richard Marek Publishers, (1979) dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of five Black Muslims who held San Francisco in a 179-day grip of terror in the fall and winter of 1973-74, randomly selecting 23 victims from the streets of San Francisco for kidnap, rape, robbery, mutilation, and murder- and an account of the investigation and trial - at one year and 6 days, it was the longest criminal trial in California history. 405 pp. ISBN: 0-399900500.