Careless Whispers (St. Martin's True Crime Library) | Carlton Stowers

Careless Whispers (St. Martin's True Crime Library) | Carlton Stowers | Excellently Written True Crime Mystery!!!!

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	Careless Whispers (St. Martin's True Crime Library) Carlton Stowers St. Martin's True Crime, 2001 - 480 pages average customer review:based on 20 reviews view larger image
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When the bodies of three teenagers were found on the shores of Lake Waco, Texas in July, 1982, even seasoned lawmen were taken aback by the savage mutilation and degradation they had been subjected to. Yet only 52 days after the gruesome triple-murder was discovered, frustrated authorities suspended the case indefinitely.

Patrol Sergeant Truman Simons, who had been called to the scene that night, saw the carnage first-hand -- and vowed to find the ferocious killer or killers. He soon became a man with a mission, risking his career and his family's safety in search of evidence. Plunging himself into a netherworld of violence and evil, Simons finally got close enough to a murderous ringleader to hear his careless whispers--and ultimately, put him and his three accomplices behind bars for the brutal slayings.

Now, in his Edgar Award-winning account of the Lake Waco killings, acclaimed true crime writer Carlton Stowers lays bare the facts behind the tragic crimes, the twisted predators, and the heroic man who broke the investigation--with important updated information based on new developments in the case.

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Careless Whispers

I have not read Carlton Stowers before, but I won't let that happen again.
He writes so well that I couldn't put the book down.. Normally, I enjoy a true crime story once in a while but not too often.. Mr Stowers writes so well that I plan to read all of his books.. Truman Capote captured my interest with "In Cold Blood" & now it is Carlton Stowers..I might go back to James Patterson in the future, but I'll read a lot of "Stowers" first.....

Excellently Written True Crime Mystery!!!!

I remember reading this book about the hideous nature of the crime involving the three teens who went out for a night of fun but didn't expect to be brutally murdered and raped on their last night of earth. Carlton Stowers is an excellent crime writer and this book is absolutely a classic to be read. The triple homicide in a secluded section of the woods in Texas where two girls and a young man lost their lives. I remember reading this book and angry about the horrific murders of such young people. Of course, the book does unfold like a murder mystery. It begins at the beginning of the case and unfolds gradually. I was it was fiction but sadly it is not because it's all true. The author paints the victims as young kids with dreams and ambitions that they would never live to fulfill in their short life.

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3 Psycho Killers, 3 Innocent Teenagers, & 1 Determined Cop Makes For Great Reading!

Kenneth Franks, Jill Montgomery and Raylene Rice had the misfortune of meeting up with David Spence and his his friends, brothers Gilbert and Tony Melendez in Koehne Park in Waco, Texas. In the park, the teenagers met with their brutal, untimely death at the hands of David Spence and his friends.

Truman Simons, a veteran police office, took the case personally and worked dilligently to obtain the proof needed to convict the three men who murdered these innocent teens.

The twists and turns of this book make it hard to put down. From the intial investigation to the prosecution of Jordanian born Muneer Deeb for his role in the deaths of the teens (and, yes, I do believe he was guilty but walked on techinicality), the book is full of details as you walk side by side with investigators as they seek justice.

The only disappointing aspect of this book is that little information was available regarding the third victim Raylene Rice. However, the author makes note that her family essentially decided to deal with the death of Raylene by distancing themselves from the other victims' families, investigators and prosecutors. At one point, Stowers even writes that Raylene, because of her families actions, almost became somewhat of an afterthought to the public.

This is an excellent book. One I'm sure that will keep you reading, with never a dull moment!

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