Fatal Jealousy: The True Story of a Doomed Romance, a Singular Obsession, and a Quadruple Murder Author: Colin McEvoy Lynn Olanoff | Language: English | ISBN:
B00EGJ7L0I | Format: PDF
Fatal Jealousy: The True Story of a Doomed Romance, a Singular Obsession, and a Quadruple Murder Description
OUT OF CONTROL
June 26, 2010. A Pennsylvania State Trooper, heading home from work, witnesses a car speeding and crashing into trees. Stopping to help, he finds that the driver, Michael Ballard, is alive—and drenched in blood. When asked what happened, the man answers: “I just killed everybody.”
OUT OF HIS MIND
Not far from the accident, police make a gruesome discovery in the home of Michael’s ex-girlfriend, Denise Mehri. Four bodies are found, stabbed repeatedly with a knife: Denise on the kitchen floor; her grandfather, in his wheelchair; her neighbor, who tried to help; and her father, in a room with a blood-smeared obscenity painted on the wall. How could anyone do something so sinister?
OUT OF TIME…
Michael had already been convicted of murder when he was only eighteen. Despite several misconducts during his time in prison, he was found suitable for parole shortly after his minimum sentence lapsed. But this time, his deadly rampage would not be so easily pardoned. From authors Colin McEvoy and Lynn Olanoff, this is the shocking true story about four innocent people who fell prey toone man’s
FATAL JEALOUSY.
Includes 8 pages of dramatic photographs
- File Size: 691 KB
- Print Length: 284 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1250009715
- Publisher: St. Martin's True Crime (January 28, 2014)
- Sold by: Macmillan
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00EGJ7L0I
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,332 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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At first, I was hooked. The tension was palatable. The authors managed to keep the reader in suspense despite the murderer being obvious from the start. They also conveyed the full horror of the crime without being overly grotesque. But, I wasn’t far into the book when the writers started to lose me. First it was obvious grammatical mistakes that were missed in the editorial process. For example: “Whether Ballard was actually a member the KKK was not immediately clear (p. 48). The “of” is obviously absent and this is but one example of several that I could offer. This is a short book written by two newspaper journalists. Also, I couldn’t escape the feeling that the authors were stretching. Perhaps it was the repetition of facts already mentioned or the odd device of placing people’s thoughts in italics (Did that mean the authors were making these thoughts up? It was hard to know). Many a sentence and even paragraph was devoted to reiterating how horrible this crime was. Indeed it was horrible, but saying so over and over again was redundant and unnecessary. To stretch the story even further, the authors devoted an entire chapter to the War on Drugs and the effect it has had on the prison system. Though interesting, it seemed misplaced in this book about a quadruple homicide. Finally, the authors revealed everything about the murderer, Michael Ballard, from the time of his birth. The victims however were left virtually unknown to the reader except for as they were just prior to death. I wanted to know more about them, so they could be more than just victims of a vicious crime. Still, it was a quick read and somewhat interesting if you are a fan of true crime. I liken it to reading a pretty good magazine article at the doctor’s office. Engrossing enough to pass the time, but easy to put down when your name is called.
By The Loopy Librarian
I was really excited when I received the Colin McEvoy and Lynn Olannoff's second book, Fatal Jealousy! It definitely doesn't disappoint! An articulately-written account of the gruesome murders committed by Michael Ballard in a small Pennsylvania town, this book is completely difficult to put down!!
By P. Brentano
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