The true story of the 1982 Texas murder case in which James and Virginia Campbell were murdered in their bed, the only suspects being the Campbell's third daughter, Cynthia and her boyfriend, David West
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The Houston murder of James and Virginia Campbell by their daughter, Cindy, and her boyfriend, David West, was the subject of Jack Olsen's Cold Kill ( LJ 12/87). Irving's and Olsen's treatments differ in style and judgment. Irving focuses on the trialsWest pled guilty, and after one hung jury, Cindy was convictedalthough he doubts Cindy's guilt. Olsen ignores the trials and portrays Cindy as the instigator. Clearly, Cindy is unlikable and unbalanced; Irving's sympathy for her may be unpopular. He was a defense witness at one trial, and his thorough account is personal in tone, whereas Olsen's novelistic style is more readable and dramatic. Most public libraries will want at least one version. Gregor A. Preston, Univ. of California Lib., Davis
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- PublisherPinnacle Books
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0786010568
- ISBN 13 9780786010561
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages624
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