Saturday, June 21, 2008

All I Want to do is Kill by Dale Hudson

Started: 6/8/08
Finished: 6/21/08
Year: 2007
Pages: 480
Genre: True Crime
Grade: A-
Reason for reading: grabbed it out of a TBR box
Blurb (from back cover): "Holly Harvey was a Barbie doll beauty. Sandy Ketchum a dark, troubled soul. Fueled by sex, drugs, and obsession, they swore that nothing would ever tear them apart. Even if it meant killing anyone who got in their way...
"A good and decent couple, Holly Harvey's grandparents Carl and Sarah Collier wanted Holly to stop getting high and seeing Sandy. When the teenagers struck, it was with a depraved savagery few investigators had ever seen before. Dozens of deep, bloody stab wounds were found on each body. The Colliers fought for their lives-but never had a chance against their granddaughter's rage.
"Soaked in blood, Holly and Sandy took off in the Collier's truck. When police arrested them, Holly had a to-do lise written in pen on her arm: 'Kill, keys, money, jewelry.' The girls' lawyers battled furiously for an acquittal. Then it was up to a jury to decide: What price would they finally pay for their love, their rage-and their evil?"
Opinion: Another great true crime book from Dale Hudson. Unlike other true crime stories, this book did not focus on the court proceedings but more on the background of the girls. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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