Just finished a book written by M.W. Phelps and I very much disliked how he wrote that but I decided to try another one. (I had received a lot of his book)

Happy to say that this one is already so much better written!


Update 18 December 2014

Finished it yesterday and really happy it was a good one. I needed a good tc. It was good and what a sad but very interesting story.

In Too Young to Kill there was so much of the authors opinion it was horrible but in this book he did not do that to that extent and it really made the book much better so I am very glad that I can be nice and positive again. :)

It was really the author because both stories were interesting. Now I hope this is the newer book of the two. ;)

As I said I still have many books of him to be read so hope I can find another one as good as this one.

Did anyone read Obsession and if so was it any good? ( )

Read for Fun (Library)
Overall Rating: 3.50
Story Rating: 3.50
Read Rating: 3.50

First Thought when Finished: Never See Them Again is a book I picked up after watching The Forensic Files on the case. I wanted to know more.

Quick Thoughts:Overall this was a good delve into the murders: a little more detail into the motive and the investigation surrounding the case. A lot more information than was in the show that I watche so I got more background on both the victims, perps, families, and cops. I thought it spent a little too much time in the beginning focusing on the lifestyles of the victims --especially knowing who the perps were but that was a decision the author made. True Crime is not always a compelling read but this one wasn't bad. It did flow well and gave the fill-in information I was looking for.

Part of my Read It, Rate It, File It, DONE! REviews ( )

Well written true crime - the murder of four teenagers in Clear Lake Texas - and the investigation and capture of the offenders. ( )

This book is a look at the horrible murders of four young adults. Readers will be shocked hearing the details of the murders. This book gives a great view inside the investigation of the murders and it follows it for the three years it took investigators to solve the case. It also gives you a glimpse into the lives of the victims. When mentioning the lives of the victims the book only goes into detail of some and not all of them. I would have loved to have heard more about the victims less mentioned.

At times I was shocked at the personal connections I could make to people and areas surrounding the murder. I had actually went on vacation to Clear Lake City exactly a year before the murders happened. I don't remember hearing about the murders when they happened though. I was also shocked to find out that I grew up in the same town and went to the same high school as Justin Rott, the man who married Christine (although I did graduate from high school many years after he did).

I would recommend this book to fans of true crime books.

[I received this book from a GoodReads giveaway which in no way affects the content of my review.] ( )

This is my first true crime by M. William Phelps and I wasn't disappointed. Phelps offers insight into the brutal slaying of 4 teenagers that no newspaper could articulate. The timeline was laid out so that someone like me (who isn't from the Houston area and never heard about this crime) could follow easily. Each time that I put the book down the story stayed with me, beckoning me to finish.

Phelps starts his book with the discovery of the 4 teens and takes the reader thru clues that were right there but because of mislabeling and an understaffed police department, the discovery and conviction of the killer doesn't come to pass until October, 2008. The reader feels the hopelessness and frustration that family members went through. One thing that is obvious is that there were a few people that never gave up and because of them the killer was eventually caught.

I will definitely be picking up another book written by Phelps. Caution to some people, Phelps goes into vivid detail of the crime scene and it is not for the faint of heart.

(ARC was provided by publisher for an honest review) ( )