Washed in the Blood #32

Washed in the Blood is just remarkable in so many ways, hypnotic, eerie, a spine-tingling murder mystery and also a haunting memoir of what it’s like to grow up in one of strangest and most fascinating places on the face of the earth. I was hooked by the first page, and Shelton Williams’ writing is honest and beautiful. One of those rare books that grabs and won’t let go, even after you have read it. H.G. Bissinger, author, Friday Night Lights Washed in the Blood is a page-turning read about the time--early 1960s--and place--Odessa, Texas--during its rowdy oil boom days when violence often rode the range. It is at once an examination of local mores and foibles, piety and hypocrisy and an inside-look at the famed ‘Kiss and Kill’ murder of a 17-year old would-be actress, Betty Jean Williams, whose ghost is said to haunt the Odessa High School campus to this very day. And it is a courtroom saga starring the late trial super-lawyer, Warren Burnett, along with a verdict that some think stood the blind Goddess of Justice on her head. What Shelton Williams has wrought here is worth both your time and your money. Larry L. King, author, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas I’ve known about the famous Kiss and Kill murder case for years because of my friendship with the late attorney Warren Burnett, but I had no inkling of the layers of intrigue, the complexity, the emotional savagery, and the way it forever shadowed the town of Odessa until I read Washed in the Blood. Shelton Williams’ gripping account of the life and death of his cousin, Betty Williams, is the stuff of great literature. Except it is tragically real. This is a fine book, wonderfully readable, and beautifully written. Gary Cartwright, senior editor, Texas Monthly “All of the innocence, the passion, and the ultimate cruelty of high school comes to life in Shelly Williams’ recounting of his cousin’s sad, short life.” Prudence Mackintosh, author, Thundering Sneakers. Details   Price: $15.95 Options   Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart

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