Careless Whispers, Carlton Stowers
Careless Whispers, Carlton Stowers
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Careless Whispers
The Award-Winning True Account of the Horrific Lake Waco Murders

Author: Carlton Stowers

Narrator: Danny Campbell

Unabridged: 17 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/23/2018


Synopsis

When the bodies of three teenagers were found on the shores of Lake Waco, Texas, in July, 1982, even seasoned lawmen were taken aback by the savage mutilation and degradation they had been subjected to. Yet only fifty-two days after the gruesome triple-murder was discovered, frustrated authorities suspended the case indefinitely.

Patrol Sergeant Truman Simons, who had been called to the scene that night, saw the carnage first-hand—and vowed to find the ferocious killer or killers. He soon became a man with a mission, risking his career and his family's safety in search of evidence. Plunging himself into a netherworld of violence and evil, Simons finally got close enough to a murderous ringleader to hear his careless whispers—and ultimately, put him and his three accomplices behind bars for the brutal slayings.

Now, in his Edgar Award–winning account of the Lake Waco killings, acclaimed true crime writer Carlton Stowers lays bare the facts behind the tragic crimes, the twisted predators, and the heroic man who broke the investigation—with important updated information based on new developments in the case.

About Carlton Stowers

Carlton Stowers is the author of more than two dozen works of nonfiction, including the Edgar Award-winning Careless Whispers, the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Innocence Lost, and Open Secrets. He and his wife live in Cedar Hill, Texas.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bettye on May 11, 2021

This is how true crime should be written The story of the Lake Waco murders just won't die. From July 13, 1982, until the present day, this case keeps appearing in the news. On that Tuesday in July, 1982, in Waco, Texas, three teenagers, Kenneth Franks, Jill Montgomery, and Raylene Rice, were savagely......more

Goodreads review by Willow on January 13, 2009

Growing up in Waco I remember when all of this happened and of course followed the case in the local media. And yet reading this book brought everything into a different light than the local news could have ever done. I know a couple of the people named in the book and never have I seen or heard any......more

Goodreads review by Jeannie on August 06, 2012

I understand why this won an Edgar Award, Carlton Stowers is not only a great writer but makes you really know and care about the people he is writing about. This has got to be one of the Top Ten BEST True Crime books I have ever read and that's saying a lot. A senseless and brutal crime inflicted......more

Goodreads review by Tommy on March 14, 2012

One of the best true-crime books!!......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on April 17, 2022

This was an interesting crime case I had not heard of. Three teenagers, 17-18 years old, were brutally tortured and murdered in Waco Texas in 1982 in a case involving a botched hit with a mistaken identity. Carlton Stowers is a very good TC writer but in this case the book was too long with an overl......more