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

Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
Cries in the Desert - St. Martin's True Crime Library
Author: John Glatt
ISBN-13: 9780312977566
ISBN-10: 0312977565
Publication Date: 5/17/2002
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 68 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's True Crime
Book Type: Paperback
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19 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
This is a very good book, if like myself you LOVE true crime books. It is very descriptive and it makes your stomach turn to see how these people were so psychotic. In the middle of the book thought they jump around alot and it was easy to get a bit lost for a second but overall a great read!
nyreader avatar reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 18 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
This book gave me nightmares! I've read a lot of true crime & this is one of the best I've ever read.
reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 42 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Although it was highly graphic in nature I read it in one sitting. I recommend it for a quick read.
reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 21 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Absolutely unbelievable but true .... I couldn't put it down.
ca1ypso avatar reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Terrifying story. It's hard to imagine that this is based in fact, truly horrific.
reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 117 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
very interesting. scary these type of people exist. reading it you forget it's not fiction.
MrsTazInCT avatar reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 18 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This was one of the creepiest books I have ever read. This man was manipulative and very sick. He was able to convince his girlfriend and his daughter to participate in the capture an torture of young women. The things he did to these girls was unimaginable to any normal human being. He made my skin crawl.
yogagoddess avatar reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 59 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This happened in the fall of 1999, I don't remember hearing anything about this. Evil is out there, and in the scariest form of all......man!
reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 67 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
If you like true crime this is a very disturbing one!
oksoonergirl avatar reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on
Helpful Score: 2
This is a great book. It really makes you stop and think about things. I cannot believe that some people are really that crazy!!
LilMomof2 avatar reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 23 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
The book was good, However it gave me nightmares!! It's scary to think people like this exist.
reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 30 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is a great book and it is really scary to think there are people like this out there!
nudedudes avatar reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 14 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
OMG! This case is maddening!! I don't want to give it away, but it will make you cringe and make you so angry!!
Don't read if you are faint of heart. Mankind is capable of ANYTHING. Believe it!! I wanted to burn this book when I was done reading it!
Please do when yOu are done.
singingmoon avatar reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 64 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is one unbelievable sick SOB. Fortunately David is deceased and burning somewhere. His daughter should be there with him. This is a testament to how life can be so harsh and the law sometimes lets killers go free.
buzzby avatar reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 6062 more book reviews
Rather disjointed, there were a lot of satellite characters that made the whole thing more confusing.
DimensionX avatar reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 65 more book reviews
Very good book. This guy thought of so many different ways to torture women. One of the most sadistic of the serial killers.
junebug-annie avatar reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 14 more book reviews
The town this takes place in is a good days drive from my home. It tells us how our young troubled street woman are easy prey for the sadists among us. As long as public perception of the young woman who vanish from the streets remains the same they will not even be missed until their bodies are found. This is a story about torture for pleasure. An unusual team of a male and female. The female would lure her "Friends" then give them to her male counterpart to rape, torture and maim. While she certainly took part I doubt that she would have done this alone. It took two evil minds to come together as one to make a single person. On the other hand I also am sure he has many bodies behind him that will never be found. Buried in the deserts of NM. As she serves her time, in actuality, he got away with it through death.
tseas avatar reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 15 more book reviews
You just never know how sick people can be, and then to influence someone else to be just as sick is just mind blowing.
reviewed Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) on + 36 more book reviews
A PLAYHOUSE OF TWISTED THRILLS AND TORTURE... IN THE FALL OF 1999, A 25 YEAR OLD WOMAN WAS FOUND BLEEDING TO DEATH ON THE STREETS OF A SMALL TOWN IN ALBUQUERQUE. SHE WAS CHAINED TO A PADLOCKED COLLAR... THIS IS A SHOCKING STORY THAT YOU MUST READ