Don't Tell a Soul

Name: Don't Tell a Soul
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Author: M. William Phelps
ISBN: 9781515984863

Author: M. William Phelps

Narrator: Jonathan Yen

Unabridged: 12 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/28/2017

Categories: Nonfiction, True Crime, Murder

Synopsis

Cherry Walker was a devoted, trusting, uncommonly innocent young woman who loved caring for a neighbor's little boy. But when she was asked to testify in court against his abusive mother, Cherry never got the chance. She couldn't lie if her life depended on it—and it did. Cherry's body was found on the side of a Texas road, after being doused with lighter fluid and set aflame.

Attractive, manipulative, and violent, mother of four Kim Cargill had a wealth of dirty secrets she'd do anything to keep hidden. This in-depth account by bestselling investigative journalist M. William Phelps takes you inside Cargill's shocking trial and into the mind of one of the most conniving female psychopaths in recent history.

About M. William Phelps

M. William Phelps is an investigative journalist, podcast host, television expert, and New York Times bestselling author of over forty nonfiction books, including the groundbreaking crime memoir Dangerous Ground. Winner of the Excellence in (Investigative) Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists and the New England Book Festival Award, he's spent over 300 hours on television as a true crime expert, appearing on numerous shows, including CBS's The Early Show, ABC's Good Morning America, the Today show and The View. He created, produced, and starred in the series Dark Minds and also stars in Deadly Women, Sex, Lies & Murder, Oxygen's Snapped, Killer Couples, and #Killerpost. He is the creator and host of the iHeartRadio original podcast series Paper Ghosts, The Five, and has been called "the nation's leading authority on the mind of the female murderer" by Radio America. Touched by tragedy himself through the unsolved murder of his sister-in-law, Phelps is able to enter the hearts and minds of his subjects like no one else. He lives in a Connecticut farming community.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Misty Marie on January 19, 2022

Cherry Walker was an innocent, sweet woman. Although being development delayed, she manages to move out on her own and make a life for herself. She meets Kim Cargill one day at her apartment complex. Kim needed a babysitter for her young son and starts dropping him off at Cherry's home. Cherry start......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on February 24, 2017

Don't Tell a Soul by M. William Phelps is a true crime read about the killing of thirty nine year old Cherry Walker. Cherry was considered mentally challenged but she had made a life for herself living on her own with only a bit of help. She'd also taken on babysitting for her neighbor Kim Cargill w......more

Goodreads review by Valerity (Val) on February 13, 2017

DON'T TELL A SOUL by M. Willam Phelps I was provided with a digital copy of this book for review by Netgalley and Kensington Books. I've long been a fan of M. William Phelps, investigative journalist and true crime writer. I enjoy the type of detailed writing that presents true crime stories in such......more

Goodreads review by Elle G. Reads on February 06, 2017

Release Date: February 28, 2017 Genre: True Crime M. William Phelps is my favorite true crime author to date. This is because he turns these cold hearted murder cases into something we as readers and crime aficionados can get lost in and learn from. Now, with that being said, he tells this story......more

Goodreads review by Fishface on January 01, 2018

This was an excellent read about a really twisted criminal case. The author draws pretty clear portraits of the killer and her victims, leaving little doubt that it all happened just the way he says it did. With that said, I have some unanswered questions. It seems to me that Family Protective Servi......more