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Published by Taylor Trade Publishing
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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About The Book
Death in a Texas Desert is a fast-paced collection of 17 compelling true crime stories from the pages of the award-winning The Dallas Observer. From the "Phantom Killer" that haunted Texarkana in teh mid-1940s to the day of terror in 1991 when a crazed man began spraying bullets into Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, author Carlton Stowers recoutns the infamy and infamous from the crime files of Texas.
Product Details
- Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (January 30, 2003)
- Length: 280 pages
- ISBN13: 9781461732860
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Raves and Reviews
Leave it to Carlton Stowers ... to shatter ... wistful reveries and replace them with a grittier, gorier version of the Lone Star State. This ...riveting recreation of true terrors proves that the uneasy solitude of the Texan desert ... serves as the perfect backdrop for crimes more horrifying than 10 gallon hats and Marlboro belt buckles
– Amanda Holzer, Flaunt Magazine
Leave it to Carlton Stowers ... to shatter ... wistful reveries and replace them with a grittier, gorier version of the Lone Star State. This ...riveting recreation of true terrors proves that the uneasy solitude of the Texan desert ... serves as the perfect backdrop for crimes more horrifying than 10 gallon hats and Marlboro belt buckles
– Amanda Holzer, Flaunt Magazine
Leave it to Carlton Stowers ... to shatter ... wistful reveries and replace them with a grittier, gorier version of the Lone Star State. This ...riveting recreation of true terrors proves that the uneasy solitude of the Texan desert ... serves as the perfect backdrop for crimes more horrifying than 10 gallon hats and Marlboro belt buckles
– Amanda Holzer, Flaunt Magazine
Leave it to Carlton Stowers ... to shatter ... wistful reveries and replace them with a grittier, gorier version of the Lone Star State. This ...riveting recreation of true terrors proves that the uneasy solitude of the Texan desert ... serves as the perfect backdrop for crimes more horrifying than 10 gallon hats and Marlboro belt buckles
– Amanda Holzer, Flaunt Magazine
Strung together like black pearls on some hellish necklace, the cumulative effect is impressive and oddly compelling.
– Tim O'Reilly, Ft. Worth Morning Star-Telegram
Strung together like black pearls on some hellish necklace, the cumulative effect is impressive and oddly compelling.
– Tim O'Reilly, Ft. Worth Morning Star-Telegram
Strung together like black pearls on some hellish necklace, the cumulative effect is impressive and oddly compelling.
– Tim O'Reilly, Ft. Worth Morning Star-Telegram
Strung together like black pearls on some hellish necklace, the cumulative effect is impressive and oddly compelling.
– Tim O'Reilly, Ft. Worth Morning Star-Telegram
A captivating collection of 18 true crime stories by respected Texas author and journalist Carlton Stowers.
– Glenn Dromgoole, Houston Chronicle and Herald—Zeitung
A captivating collection of 18 true crime stories by respected Texas author and journalist Carlton Stowers.
– Glenn Dromgoole, Houston Chronicle and Herald—Zeitung
A captivating collection of 18 true crime stories by respected Texas author and journalist Carlton Stowers.
– Glenn Dromgoole, Houston Chronicle and Herald—Zeitung
A captivating collection of 18 true crime stories by respected Texas author and journalist Carlton Stowers.
– Glenn Dromgoole, Houston Chronicle and Herald—Zeitung
Very highly recommended.
– Midwest Book Review
Very highly recommended.
– Midwest Book Review
Very highly recommended.
– Midwest Book Review
Very highly recommended.
– Midwest Book Review
Stowers uses a gripping style...has earned the awards he's collected.
– Gainesville Daily Register
Stowers uses a gripping style...has earned the awards he's collected.
– Gainesville Daily Register
Stowers uses a gripping style...has earned the awards he's collected.
– Gainesville Daily Register
Stowers uses a gripping style...has earned the awards he's collected.
– Gainesville Daily Register
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