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Little Lost Angel
In this riveting true story of teenage obsession, torture, and murder, Quinlan, a staff member of the Louisville Courier-Journal--and the only journalist to interview all the parties involved--recounts the horrific events surrounding the murder of 12-year-old Shandra Sharer by a group of teenaged girls.
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February 1st 1995
by Pocket Books
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This is not a particularly well-written true crime book; nor is it bad. I would classify it as merely average. The only really good part was the last chapter and the epilogue, where the author tries to go into the reasons why these four girls committed such a brutal crime. That part was quite insightful with a lot of different points of view quoted.
There is another book about the Shanda Sharer murder case, Aphrodite Jones's Cruel Sacrifice . If you want to know this case you really should read b...more
There is another book about the Shanda Sharer murder case, Aphrodite Jones's Cruel Sacrifice . If you want to know this case you really should read b...more
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This was one of the hardest most gut- wrenching true crime book I have read to date.
It's a story of four teens who brutally murder a twelve year old little girl. There is a lot in this book lesbian love affairs among young girls.Girls from bad homes who picked the wrong crowds to hang around in.
I don't want to give the story away for others who haven't read it ,so I will say no more.
The author does an excellent job of telling the backgrounds of all involved and a great job writing about the tri...more
It's a story of four teens who brutally murder a twelve year old little girl. There is a lot in this book lesbian love affairs among young girls.Girls from bad homes who picked the wrong crowds to hang around in.
I don't want to give the story away for others who haven't read it ,so I will say no more.
The author does an excellent job of telling the backgrounds of all involved and a great job writing about the tri...more
This is a horrific and gruesome book. I can't say whether I enjoyed it or not, I put it down a few times and took a breather before finishing. I cannot imagine how teenage girls can do this to a child, wait yes I can, teenage girls can be extremely cruel especially when dealing with the green eyed monster called jealousy.
I read this book before I had my children, now that I am a parent I am not sure if I could do a re-read. The story brought me to tears and I have never forgotten it.
I can't say...more
I read this book before I had my children, now that I am a parent I am not sure if I could do a re-read. The story brought me to tears and I have never forgotten it.
I can't say...more
It took me awhile to find this book, I thought it was the one written by Jones but I read this one years ago. This was a sick sick true crime, there is just something so unnatural about children who kill. It's not that adults murdering is natural, but society tends to see children as pure. I was still a teenager when I read this and I honestly felt then, and now, no sympathy for the killers. I know we can examine their backgrounds (as is done in "Cruel Sacrafice" by Aphrodite Jones) but there ar...more
This story was heartbreaking. Rarely do I come across a true crime book that will bring me to tears, but this one did. The atrocities that were inflicted upon Shanda Sharer by these four girls were horrible. The fact that one girl stood by & watched it all happen without alerting anyone, when she had so many chances was unforgivable. This 12 year old girl was murdered because one girl was jealous. The other three didn't even know her & participated in the crime. It makes you really think...more
Powerful and very heartbreaking. The cruelty teens will do so thoughtlessly to other teens is mind boggling sometimes. As if sometimes teens are more lethal than adults.
Heartbreaking story. Took place in my hometown of Madison was a big shock that teen girls could commit such a horrible crime. Sad.
must admit that I do not recall if i really liked it. I read Miss Jones book and I did enjoy that one. No idea what i thought of this one.
This is a very sad book. It gives more detail about Shanda and her family. This story will break your heart.
Awesome job writing this book.
I read this years ago. It is a true crime book about a horrible murder of a young girl. I bought the book because much of the story takes place in Louisville, Kentucky.
Great detail of the crime and the investigation involved.
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