Edward Gregory Carroll is a pseudonym. One theory among collectors is that it reflects a collaboration between authors Charles Edward Fritch and George Carroll Rice.
It's the early 1960s. Stu Harmon's ex-wife is knifed to death by her lesbian lover...and it nearly destroys him. To understand the tragedy, and what led to it, he delves into the twisted world of love and sex among the beatniks in Malibu and Topanga Canyon.