Like Father, Like Son [Mass Market Paperback]

ROBERT SCOTT (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2002

Thomas Soria appeared to be a devoted single parent to his son Thomas Sorea, Jr. known as "T.J." - even as he seduced the youngster, turning him into a sex slave. When T.J. reached dateing age, he pimped his girlfriends to his dad and watched while they had sex. But it wasn't enough. Soria Sr's fantasies turned increasingly violent, culminating in an obsession with cutting and torturing young females while sexually assaulting them. On March 19 2000, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, T.J., 19, lured 9-year-old Krystal Steadman into the family apartment. 40-year-old Soria Sr brutally raped the girl, then stabbed her to death. He wasn't worried - he knew T.J. would get rid of the body for him.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books (December 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786014954
• ISBN-13: 978-0786014958
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,249,188 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm the author of sixteen true-crime books. SHATTERED INNOCENCE, the story of Jaycee Lee Dugard is certainly one of the most incredible cases I've written about. Not only the fact that Jaycee and her daughters endured such primitive conditions in the secret compound, but the fact that Phillip Garrido was able to con the justice system for so long. SHATTERED INNOCENCE looks at the story in its entirety from many different angles.
I've traveled all over the American West in researching my books, and they span from the moutains of Wyoming to the sunny beaches of Southern California. From the ranchlands of New Mexico to the fog-shrouded Olympic Peninsula of Washington state.
I'm also the author of four e-books on Kindle - NIGHTMARE IN PARADISE, THE CAMPGROUND KILLER, THE CUTTING EDGE and DEATH IN THE VALLEY, which is a fictional mystery set in 19th century Yosemite.
Here are the true-crime books I've written:
ROPE BURNS
SAVAGE
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
DANGEROUS ATTRACTION
MARRIED TO MURDER
KILL OR BE KILLED
UNHOLY SACRIFICE
DEADFALL
MONSTER SLAYER
KILLER DAD
DRIVEN TO MURDER
LUST TO KILL
RIVERS OF BLOOD
MOST WANTED KILLER
BLOOD FRENZY
SHATTERED INNOCENCE

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting story but juvenile writing., May 31, 2006

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Tiffany Jordan "Lit. Snob" (Albany, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Like Father, Like Son (Mass Market Paperback)

The story itself was an interesting one and thats the only reason I continued to read the book. Many times I would read a passage and have to stop to make sure I wasn't reading a 7th grader's "current events" paper. There is way too much repetition in the book, almost word for word describing the actual events of the murder. WE GOT IT THE FIRST TIME! Also, in my humble opinion, I believe that there were alot of "fillers" being used. I mean, come on, there is no reason to write 2 chapters about Soria Sr's Uncle's crimes. Touch base on it, but don't dwell on it.

Bottom line is, it's a good story to write/read about, its just too bad it's grade school writing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This Book Was Very Disturbing, May 31, 2004

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Megan (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Like Father, Like Son (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was very good, but it was also very disturbing. I personally didn't mind it much, but if you don't like violence and gore, I wouldn't recommend this book to you. However, if you think you can handle it, it is a great book and it would be worth your while to read it.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreaking, February 17, 2004

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This review is from: Like Father, Like Son (Mass Market Paperback)

This story is truly heartbreaking, and if you can't take explicit details, don't read it. Although the book does not linger too long on the actual crimes, it is very explicit. This is a story of a man who sexually abused his son from a very early age. The man had come from a family of psychos -- his mother was brutally raped and murdered by another relative. As a teenager and young man, the son obtained young girls for his father's sexual pleasure, including his own girl friends. This young man, who worked with children in an after school program, had become acquainted with kids in the neighborhood and lured one of their friends into his apartment where the father sexually tortured her and then murdered her. The book tells of the frantic search for the little girl -- to the point where her mother was just a room away but did not know it. The investigative story is very interesting, including the tip by a passer-by that put the investigation into high gear. This story made me cry several times, and it made me sick to my stomach to think that a man could be so cruel to his own son and to innocent children. It will make you afraid to let your kids play outside.