Features
- Cover Type: Mass Market Paperback with 288 pages
- Published by: St. Martin's True Crime March 6, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0312977565
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0312977566
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Book Dimensions:
6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
- Weighs: 5 ounces
Book Description
A PLAYHOUSE OF TWISTED THRILLS AND TORTURE.In the fall of 1999, a twenty-two-year-old-woman was discovered naked and bleeding on the streets of a small New Mexico town south of Albuquerque. She was chained to a padlocked metal collar. The tale she told authorities-of being beaten, raped, and tortured with electric shock-was unthinkable. Until she led them to 59-year-old David Ray Parker, his 39-year-old fiance Cindy Hendy--and the lakeside trailer they called their 'toy box'. What the FBI uncovered was unprecedented in the annals of serial crime: restraining devices, elaborate implements of torture, books on human anatomy, medical equipment, scalpels, and a gynecologist's examination table. But these horrors were only part of the shocking story that would unfold in a stunning trial.AUTHORBIO: JOHN GLATT was born in England and now divides his time between New York and London. He has over twenty-five-years of journalistic experience and is the author of nine books. His first book Rage Roll: Bill Graham and the Selling of Rock was published in January 1994 by Birch Lane Press and a year later his biography of the late River Phoenix, The Fast Times and Short Life of River Phoenix was published in the U.S. by Donald I. Fine, Inc., and Piatkus Books in England. In 1997 his official biography of the Irish Music group, The Chieftains was published by St. Martin's Press in the U.S. and Random House in England. The audio version of the book, narrated by Nanci Griffith, was released in December 1999 by the Publishing Mills and has been nominated for a 2000 Grammy in the spoken word category. In 1998, his acclaimed biography of the Grimaldis, The Royal House of Monaco: Dynasty of Glamour, Tragedy and Scandal was published by St. Martin's Press in the U.S. and Piatkus Books in the U.K. He has also written four books for the St. Martin's True Crime Library: For I Have Sinned (1998), Evil Twins (1999), The Cradle of Death (February 2000), Blind Passion (June 2000), and Internet Slavemaster (October 2001).
About The Author
English-born John Glatt is the author of more than ten books and has over twenty-five years of experience as an investigative journalist in England and America. He divides his time betweeen New York and London.
Reader Reviews
In looking over many of the other reviews, I can not help but notice that many of the reviewers did not actually read this book. Certain negative reviews have nothing to do with the book at all. For those interested in the book, I would suggest reading the reviews of people that obviously read the book not the star rating of this book. When the story of David Parker Ray first made news headlines in 1999, there seemed to be a degree of shock in how something so extreme as this could happen. Quite literally, David Parker Ray abducted women and made them sex slaves in the trailer known as his "toy box". He was able to carry this on for so long because his victims walked the fringes of society. John Glatt makes clear that we may never know the extent of David Parker Ray's crimes. He once claimed to have killed as many as 14 people, but he is not serving over 200 years in prison for any time of murder. One of the portions of this book that I appreciated most was Glatt's history of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. While it is a great source of trivia questions, the history has faded with the passage of time. The extreme nature of David Parker Ray's crimes may make this book difficult to read for some. The author does not shy away from details. Admittedly, I would have liked to have seen Glatt go into more details in some areas of the book. Still, this is not a deep enough flaw to warrant strong crticism. As a whole, I found the book to be informative and interesting.
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