Girl in the Grave and Other True Crime Stories

by Carlton Stowers

Engrossed by the short lives of innocent victims, Stowers uses The Girl in the Grave … and Other True Crime Stories to tell the tales of devastated parents dealing with evil forces and unanswered questions that invaded their once normal lives, and the effect on the law enforcement officers duty-bound to involve themselves in such evil and troubling situations, investigating and seeking resolve and justice.

Genres: True Crime

160 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 28, 2014

Reviews

[Fishface · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent read!

I felt kind of bad when the author said early in this book that he seems unable to everything published except true crime...but I'm also grateful that he's written so well about so many fascinating cases. This book is a whole smorgasbord of crime cases, and I highly recommend it. He respects the victims, understands the criminals pretty well too and talks about them respectfully too, which is often more than they deserve. Don't miss this one.

[Bettye McKee · Rating 4 out of 5]

A trip through Texas

Although several of the stories were about crimes, some of them were not. Even so, it was a very interesting tour of Texas. The only thing missing was photos.

It's sad that some of the crimes have never been solved. It's equally sad that so many have been wrongfully convicted and had to spend valuable years of their lives locked up for crimes they didn't commit.

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[Ronnie Cramer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of magazine pieces by Texas true-crime writer Carlton Stowers, including an article based on material from his 2003 book SCREAM AT THE SKY. One of the few non-Texas entries is a profile of Virginia heiress Susan Cummings, who killed Argentine polo player Roberto Villegas (Lisa Pulitzer gave this case the full book-length treatment in A WOMAN SCORNED). The writing throughout is top notch, but of course the stories are something of a mixed bag. Some have updates but several cases remain unresolved.

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

The true crime stories fills a niche interest in true crime overall for our high school collection. This is focused on crimes that occurred in Texas in short chapters that aren't necessarily focused on the full extent of the crime, just a rehash and any work being done to understand or solve it which I appreciated when so many stories try to push the writer's agenda. It's basic in a good way, delivering in the information for people who like to learn about crimes and understand mysteries that occur every day.