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Never See Them Again
A national bestselling author delivers a heart-pounding narrative, taking readers inside one family's struggle to cope with loss, while at the same time searching for a team of killers.
Hardcover, 320 pages
Published
March 1st 2012
by Kensington
(first published February 28th 2012)
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It seems somehow because the girls worked at a strip club and dated hispanic drug dealers that they were white trash that only their family and friends should care about. Adelbert, one of the dead, was never known to be a drug dealer as far as I recall. He was considered a pretty decent young man. Reading the book, I never felt that the two slain girls were so called white trash, and nothing indicates that they were. They were waitresses at a low-brow place, but refused stripping offers. Tiffany...more
Overdramatized and far too drawn out account of a murder story that really wasn't that interesting. Reading the synopsis made me think this case had potential...teenage girl murders her two best friends along with their boyfriends...however, there is never any real explanation or motive for why two people would gun down four people execution style...the claim it was over drugs seems oversimplified. Unfortunately, the victims hardly came across as people I could give a damn about..two white trash...more
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"Something so horrific had taken place inside that house, no one, it seemed, could come to terms with just how bad the scene truly was."
Never See Them Again is a non-fiction story about the brutal murder of four Texas teens in 2003, and the search for the truth. We get to follow along with the victims families as they learn their loved one's have been murdered, we get to see inside the investigation and why it took over five years for the killer to be sentenced, and we get to go through the tri...more
The story based on the case of a horrific murder in Clear Lake, Texas, outside of Houston. Four young people were shot & two beaten badly in their house. This follows the investigators who were involved in solving the case, as well as the father of one of the victims. It was his persistance that helped them keep at it. It took 3 years to finally solve the case. The murderer turned out to be a "best friend" of the two female murder victims. The murdered girls were nice, beautiful & friend...more
***Though the publisher provides the free book, I offer the opinion.***
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In NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN, the author gives the true accounts of July 18, 2003 in a suburb of Houston.
M. William Phelps starts his story just before four young adults or teens bodies are found, but it doesn't take him long to arrive at the horrific scene. All police know, at the time, is that these kids were found dead, and the scene was a bloody rampage, execution style kills.
However, the lead detective notices that al...more
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In NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN, the author gives the true accounts of July 18, 2003 in a suburb of Houston.
M. William Phelps starts his story just before four young adults or teens bodies are found, but it doesn't take him long to arrive at the horrific scene. All police know, at the time, is that these kids were found dead, and the scene was a bloody rampage, execution style kills.
However, the lead detective notices that al...more
I was annoyed by the typos and the snarky personal asides and comments--but even with those things, I might have given the book more credit if I wasn't so bored by the narrative, which was both overly detailed and meandering at the same time. By the end of the book, I almost didn't care why the murderers (who were identified very early on, so there was no surprise there) had committed the crime or what the sentence would be (because the verdict was a foregone conclusion--again, no surprises). Th...more
I lived in the Houston area around the time of these crimes and was in the same age group as the victims/perpetrators. When I saw this book chronicling the crime and investigation was released, I jumped on the chance to read it. I have seen Phelps in many TV interviews and commenting on crimes, but this is the first book by him I have read. He was very meticulous and detailed in chronicling the entire process from beginning to end. This crime was such a mystery for quite some time and when it wa...more
This is my first true crime by M. William Phelps and I wasn't disappointed. Phelps offers insight into the brutal slaying of 4 teenagers that no newspaper could articulate. The timeline was laid out so that someone like me (who isn't from the Houston area and never heard about this crime) could follow easily. Each time that I put the book down the story stayed with me, beckoning me to finish.
Phelps starts his book with the discovery of the 4 teens and takes the reader thru clues that were right...more
Phelps starts his book with the discovery of the 4 teens and takes the reader thru clues that were right...more
This book is a look at the horrible murders of four young adults. Readers will be shocked hearing the details of the murders. This book gives a great view inside the investigation of the murders and it follows it for the three years it took investigators to solve the case. It also gives you a glimpse into the lives of the victims. When mentioning the lives of the victims the book only goes into detail of some and not all of them. I would have loved to have heard more about the victims less menti...more
This was a mediocre true crime book that was hobbled by a writer with a sloppy style. I lost track of the number of times the writer notes "this would prove to be important later," or "the significance would become apparent later," etc. I'm not a huge true crime fan because so many of them read like they're written lightning quick and poorly edited. This book was no exception.
The book describes a horrific quadruple murder in Houston and the efforts to solve them. The story itself is compelling...more
The book describes a horrific quadruple murder in Houston and the efforts to solve them. The story itself is compelling...more
Interesting story about a murder of four young people which took place in July of 1993. Because of the overloaded Houston Police Department, this case took almost four years to solve, although it could have been solved far earlier. The murders looked like a drug deal gone bad, but although minimal drug use was involved, this was not your usual type of drug related crime. In fact, that old green-eyed monster jealousy was much more of a motive in this crime. What was unusual to me was the fact tha...more
Never See Them Again is the accountable novel of four slain young adults and the three years that it took to solve the case. Although this was not an easy book to read since the details were so heart wrenching it was an honest portrayal written with compassion. Phelps never criticized the slain,, their families or the murderers with his own thoughts of the lives that they led, he stuck to the truth and portrayed them in their actual lives. This was a well written account of a terrible tragedy. I...more
Review: In July 2003, a horrible tragedy struck the community of Clear Lake, Texas. Two teenage girls and two young men were viciously gunned down in the middle of the afternoon in a quiet suburban neighborhood. The only possible witnesses were some neighbors who saw a young male and female walking toward the house on the afternoon of the murder. Three of the victims appeared to have been assassinated by someone they knew (2 appeared to be watching tv while shot while a third was standing next t...more
Nov 18, 2012
Emily Wiersma
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Drudgery Drudgery drudgery. That's what this book was. I finished it, suprisingly enough but it wasn't easy. All it seemed to do was repeat itself over and over with the same information told in a different way. I figure the author had to find a way to make this book cover the three years it took to find the killer. He would never say anything bad about the police work done, but it seems like some of the worst police work I've ever seen. It didn't seem like they put that much effort into finding...more
William Phelps is a Awesome writer. Hard to believe that a loner girl who gets teased becomes friends with two girls that help her to become a beautiful popular girl. And due a drug habit talks her boyfriend into going to their house where they are at along with two other boys and they kill all four of them. And it was brutal. Her boyfriend kills himself before he gets caught. But she has to stand trial. What goes through people's minds (kids) to kill kids. A have to read book.
I saw this crime story on ID channel "Deadly Women" and that shocked me but after reading this I learned so much. I really couldn't put this book down and I have gone on to tell family members and friends about it while I was reading and they were shocked. It also has a preview of his next book at the end which I will definately pick up when it is released.
I probably shouldn't label this as "disappointing," as that would imply that my expectations were significant. They weren't, I was just looking for a guilty pleasure true crime read. This was VERY ho-hum, perhaps the most unique thing was the alopecia...but I really didn't get the sense of WHY like is often the case with Phelps's TC books. Whatever, it passed the time as I lay in bed doped up from hurting my back, and for that I am grateful
I am enjoying this though I do have a few problems. First is how the author make excuses for the detectives not releasing the composite sketches yet. They are from the only credible people who witnessed anything at all yet they thought the people may have had the days confused?
Second. Although the drug angle is certainly a great one that needs to be looked into. It is as though that is all they are considering. In a case with so many people coming forward with information there ends up a ton of...more
Second. Although the drug angle is certainly a great one that needs to be looked into. It is as though that is all they are considering. In a case with so many people coming forward with information there ends up a ton of...more
I realize only one family cooperated with Mr. Phelps' efforts to tell this story. Because of this, it's really the story of only one victim and the killers. The portrayal of the one victim is not completely accurate.
The telling of the story itself is interesting as the author's voice switches from serious and professional, to relaxed and "street" smart.
If you're a fan of true crime or are from the Clear Lake area, you may find the story interesting.
I, however, found it lacking in substance. It...more
The telling of the story itself is interesting as the author's voice switches from serious and professional, to relaxed and "street" smart.
If you're a fan of true crime or are from the Clear Lake area, you may find the story interesting.
I, however, found it lacking in substance. It...more
Love the way Phelps writes about true cases. He has a way of presenting the investigation in a nonjudgmental way that keeps you turning the pages for more.
The author seemed very inexperienced in his writing. The story was drawn out with descriptions of every needless detail.
Never See Them Again by M. William Phelps was an astounding true story account of a quadruple murder in Clear Lake City, Texas. Following the story from the night of the murders to the aftermath of the trial is heartbreaking. I found myself desperately wanting to help find the murderers. This is a must read for readers who love non-fiction, suspense-filled mysteries. I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
This book had me hooked hard to put down. I live close to the area where this all took place. My heart goes out to all the families of each victim.
How sad to think that someone would be so jealous of you they would kill you...especially after you tried to help them be a better person. It's true. It happened. Four young lives violently cut short... for nothing. Why?
Dec 10, 2012
Valerie Shampine
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
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This is M. William Phelps' study of the family's pain in the aftermath of the vicious murder of 4 young people, teens really, in an affluent Houston suburb. It also follows the authorities as they gain insight as to what all the clues left behind mean, eventually unraveling the shocking identity of who actually did it.
The book rather draws you in and just takes you right along through it as it unfolds. From figuring out the grotesque, bloody crime scene, to seeing where the detectives wind up, i...more
The book rather draws you in and just takes you right along through it as it unfolds. From figuring out the grotesque, bloody crime scene, to seeing where the detectives wind up, i...more
Good true crime book - fast read, hard to put down.
I can so relate to this book. Same age. Same year. Terrible lose and such beautiful kids. Almost unbelievable. Almost.
Great true crime book.
Could not retain my interest.
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M. William Phelps lives in Connecticut with his wife and three children.
He is the author of 14 true crime books.
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