“Masters of True Crime gives 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, an O, the Oprah Magazine, pick
“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: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History
“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, professor of criminology at the University of South Florida and author of Why Kids Kill Parents
“This book should be a mandatory purchase and read for any true-crime buff. It is, indeed, 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
“R. Barri Flowers has assembled a chilling selection of recent writing . . . in a dazzling array of the sinister, the absurd, and the just purely evil.”
—Peter Vronsky, author of Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters
“A fascinating, must-read compendium of true crime by some of the genre’s leading authors.”
—Gary C. King, bestselling author of Blood Lust: Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer
“[Readers] will quickly be caught up in each bizarre tale as the writers masterfully guide them through those dark places known only to homicide investigators and others closely connected to the world of murder.”
—Kevin M. Sullivan, author of The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History
“Striking, well-written tales sparkle in this ocean of murder.”
—Diane Fanning, author of Mommy’s Little Girl
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 302
ISBN: 978-1-61614-567-5
Shipping Weight: 1lbs
Author Bio:
R. Barri Flowers is an independent literary criminologist and crime writer, with a bachelor of arts degree and a master of science degree in criminal justice from Michigan State University’s renowned School of Criminal Justice. He is the author of more than sixty books, including the bestselling true-crime tale The Sex Slave Murders: The True Story of Serial Killers Gerald and Charlene Gallego, Prostitution in the Digital Age: Selling Sex from the Suite to the Street, and Mass Murder in the Sky: The Bombing of Flight 629.
