Masters of True Crime: Chilling Stories of Murder and the Macabre - Softcover

R. Barri Flowers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1616145676 ISBN 13: 9781616145675

Publisher: Prometheus, 2012

Synopsis

In Feb 1975, nine-year old Marcia Trimble left her house in Nashville to deliver Girl Scout cookies. She never returned. Her body was found more than a month later, and the case finally solved after more than three decades. In July 1981, six-year old Adam Walsh was abducted from a mall in Hollywood. Two weeks later, he was found murdered. After 27 years, investigators finally concluded that Ottis Toole, the main suspect all along, was indeed the murderer. These are just two of the riveting stories assembled by noted criminologist R. Barri Flowers in this unparalleled collection from some of the finest true-crime writers in the world.

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Review:

""Absolute bone-chilling and sinister accounts of murder and mayhem. . . . Readers get an extreme front-row seat to seventeen terrifying tales. Well written and captivating." -Jennifer Chase, Criminologist and award-winning author "The detailed reporting only makes these jaw-dropping tales more chilling. Do not read this alone." -Kathleen Sharp, Author of Blood Feud "Incredible cases, psychopathic killers, unwitting victims, along with the very best writers make for an exciting, no-holds-barred, soon-to-be true-crime classic." -Dan Zupansky, Host of True Murder "A riveting collection of short stories told by veteran crime writers. Once you begin to read this book, you will have trouble putting it down. . . . It is a disturbing, albeit fascinating, read." -Kathleen M. Heide, PhD, Author of Why Kids Kill Parents "This book should be a mandatory purchase and read for any true-crime buff. . . . An exceptional collection of true-crime stories." -Steven A. Egger, PhD, Associate professor and chair of the Criminology Program at the University of Houston-Clear Lake

About the Author:

R. Barri Flowers is an independent literary criminologist and crime writer, with a BA and an MS in criminal justice from Michigan State University's renowned School of Criminal Justice. He is the author of more than forty books, including the bestselling true-crime tale The Sex Slave Murders: The True Story of Serial Killers Gerald and Charlene Gallego and, most recently, Prostitution in the Digital Age: Selling Sex from the Suite to the Street.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prometheus
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1616145676
• ISBN 13: 9781616145675
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302