Death in a Texas Desert: And Other True Crime Stories from The Dallas Observer (Paperback)

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Product Description

This book is a fast-paced collection of 17 true crime stories from the award-winning The Dallas Observer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Republic of Texas (November 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556229771
• ISBN-13: 978-1556229770
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,020,472 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very highly recommended anthology of seventeen crime stories, December 6, 2004

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Compiled by true crime writer and newspaper journalist Carlton Stowers, Death In A Texas Desert is a very highly recommended anthology of seventeen crime stories taken from the pages of the Dallas Observer. These were horrific cases of notorious events that range from the search for alleged murderer Ira Einhorn, to the legacy of racist killer bobby Frank Cherry, to the last, angry days of George Hennard who opened fire in Killeen's Luby's Cafeteria killing 23 patrons. These are stories of human experience at hits darkest as exemplified by Andrea Yates who killed her five children and the impact Rusty Yates, her husband and the father of her children whose life was irrevocably shattered in a few short hours. Other stories are about missing children, a rest home murderer, and murders solved almost a century after they were committed. Through each and every story, Carlton Stowers takes his readers seriously and provides them with stories that are devoid of gossip and exaggeration as we explore the darkest sides of criminology as they played out in the lives of real people with real consequences for themselves and their communities.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, quick read, February 7, 2006

By	L. Jonsson (Charleston, SC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have always enjoyed Carlton Stower's books, and this is one of his best. It is a collection of true crime stories that have been published previously. The "Death in a Texas Desert" stroy is genuinely creepy. He does very good research and is a very entertaining writer.