The Cop Who Wouldn't Quit

by Rick Nelson

Describes the struggle of the Houston homicide detective, Johnny Bonds, to discover the true murderer of John and Diana Wanstrath and their fourteen-month-old son

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction

368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 1983

Reviews

[Amy]

The infamous Johnny Bonds of "Cold Justice".... can't wait to read this. 😀

[LuAnn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very well-written account of a horrible homicide and the dedication of several homicide detectives who went above and beyond to find the killers. A truly horrific story with an ending that makes you believe in our judicial system.

[Niki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very interesting for me as one of the main characters was from near my home town.

[Karan · Rating 5 out of 5]

GREAT true-crime story. Up there with Blood and Money, Helter Skelter.

[Fishface · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting criminal case, well-written. There are some good twists and turns in here. Makes you realize that sometimes the main obstacle in a detective's way is his co-workers.

[Dow · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's interesting to me how much of the language used to praise "hard-nosed" detectives in murder mystery stories now in 2020 ring true as issues people currently have with the police. Johnny Bonds wasn't the villain of this story, but he still is not a person I'd want anything to do with.

My main takeaway from the story is just how closely my family came to being tied up in all this nastiness. Yes, my great-grandfather's second wife was murdered, but beyond that, the Duff-Smiths/Wanstraths kept it all within the family. Don't get involved with people with money. It won't end well, and the inheritance talks will tear your loved ones apart

[Glenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book.

[Chamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book!

[Memo · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG - what a story and it's all true! God bless the grit and determination of the gut instinct. A novelist couldn't have made this up - I sent this to my friends around the world to read! Brilliant from first to last.

[Jeremy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh, the cop. You just wouldn't quit.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story!!

[Rebeca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty interesting account of a real murder a bit boring at times but that's the way daily life and work are at times. Fascinating how the brain of some people work when greed takes over.

[Sister Rosario Resendez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good but at times it dragged on a bit.

[Joy Harris]

I want to read this book but I can't find a site so that I can download it.

[ALeeEn]

It took me forever to finish reading this book. I was intrigued by the story, but the book itself was difficult to read. I had to force myself to finish it, simply because I wanted to find out what happened.