Description

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After her mother's untimely death, Clara Schwartz became distant, withdrawn. Her father, a renowned DNA researcher, lived in a farmhouse outside Leesburg, Virginia, where in December 2001, he was fatally stabbed by what seemed to be a ninja-style sword. Police arrested Kyle Hulbert, a troubled teen--and aspiring vampire. Kyle was Clara's friend, one of a circle obsessed with role-playing games.

Drawing on exclusive interviews with the killer, bestselling author M. William Phelps reveals a frightening subculture, the tragic collision of two young people's dark worlds, and its deadly consequences.

Includes 16 Pages Of Dramatic Photos

About the Author

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New York Times bestselling investigative journalist and serial killer expert M. William Phelps is the author of twenty-five nonfiction books. Winner of the 2008 New England Book Festival Award for I’ll Be Watching You, as well as the 2013 Excellence in Journalism Award, Phelps has appeared on nearly 100 television shows, including CBS’s Early Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, the Today Show, The View, TLC, BIO Channel, and History Channel. Phelps also created, produces and stars in the hit Investigation Discovery series Dark Minds, and is one of the stars of ID’s Deadly Women. Radio America calls him “the nation’s leading authority on the mind of the female murderer.”
Profiled in such noted publications as Writer's Digest, Connecticut Magazine, NY Daily News, NY Post, Newsday, Suspense Magazine, and the Hartford Courant, Phelps has also consulted for the Showtime cable television series Dexter and written for Connecticut Magazine. Touched by tragedy himself, due to the unsolved murder of his sister-in-law, Phelps is able to enter the hearts and minds of his subjects like no one else. He lives in a small Connecticut farming community and can be reached at his author website, www.mwilliamphelps.com.

Praise For…

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"One of America's finest true-crime writers." --Vincent Bugliosi

"Phelps is a true-crime veteran."--New York Post

"Anything by Phelps is an eye-opening experience." --Suspense Magazine