The Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Texas

A fascinating journey through the Lone Star States unruly pastwith maps, photos, and moreTexas rightfully claims a celebrated place in the wildest West of both myth and realitywhich makes it truly stranger than fiction that The Crime Buffs Guide to Outlaw Texas is the first-ever travel guide to the many sites related to the Lone Star States renowned rambunctious past, complete with GPS coordinates that put you at the scene of the action. From outlaws like Sam Bass and John Wesley Hardin to Bonnie & Clyde and Houstons notorious Candy Man killer, Texas has dozens of places where true-crime buffs can actually stand close to history. For many readers, the attraction to these sitessome well-known, some obscured by timeis irresistible.Written with the same fast-paced, gripping style that marked the authors widely praised earlier work, The Crime Buffs Guide to Outlaw Texas is an indispensable resource for both criminal-history enthusiasts and travelers. Each site description includes a concise summary of the locations significance, historical context, maps, directions, and photos. Praise for a previous book by the same author, The Darkest Night Heartbreaking . . . Not unlike Truman Capotes In Cold Blood. Chicago Sun-Times This uncommon story has every chilling component of human terror, drama, and suspense that readers of true crime look for. Vincent Bugliosi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Helter Skelter A very, very, good book . . . written by a very, very, good writer. Ann Rule, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Stranger Beside Me