Luggage by Kroger: A True Crime Memoir
Luggage By Kroger has been recognized as one of 2009’s top true crime thrillers with honors from five different national book competitions. The scorecard: * True Crime Silver Medal from the 2009 IPPYs * True Crime Bronze Medal and Finalist for Book-of-the-Year from the 2008 ForeWord Magazine Book-of-the-Year Awards * True Crime Runner-Up in the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards * True Crime Finalist in the 2009 USA Book News Awards * General Nonfiction Runner-Up at the 2009 New York Book Festival In this true crime memoir, former Houston Post reporter Gary Taylor recounts his true-life fatal attraction involvement in the trail of violence that has dogged Texas attorney Catherine Mehaffey Shelton for nearly three decades, prompting coverage by newspapers, TV, movies and even Oprah Winfrey. Now Taylor invites readers to grab a seat on the wild ride of an obsessive relationship: erotic beginning to violent end and the trials required to clean up the mess. The result is an adventure odyssey of self-discovery through an encounter that nearly cost him his life.
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4 1/4 Stars Storyline/Relevance of Material: 3 1/2 StarsAt its core, this book is about the events that transpired when a man got mixed up in an abusive relationship with, from what I can tell, a woman with severe psychological problems. The book begins with some information about the woman, then switches over to Mr. Taylor’s life story.I was intrigued from the beginning by the information on Catherine’s past relationships prior to her meeting Gary. Then, Mr. Taylor switched over to…
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