Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

I don't remember why I picked up this book; perhaps it was because I had read another true crime book by this author and figured I'd see what else he had. I certainly don't remember hearing about this case before, which isn't surprising, since I pretty much cut television out of my life at about this time. The crime is horrifying; David Parker Ray abducted and brutally raped and tortured young women in the New Mexico desert, along with his partner (Cindy Hendy), friend (Roy Yancy), and perhaps his daughter (Jesse Ray). He's also suspected of being a serial killer, but no identifiable bodies were found that could be linked to him.

The book itself has a fairly good pace, although the author tends to repeat himself and treads a very fine show more line between shocking and overly salacious. Still, that's kind of the purpose of these true crime paperbacks, right?

As for the crimes, well, they're horrible and will definitely stay with me for a while. show less