Hands Through Stone: How Clarence Ray Allen Masterminded Murder from Behind Folsom's Prison Walls
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (631 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1610351290 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 350 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Highly recommended! --Terell Byrd, The Poison Pen""Ardaiz's writing about police work is in depth The final chapter was thought provoking and put a different perspective on the death penalty for me had me thinking about the book long after I had finished it."" --Rachel EC, ""truecrimereader"". Ardaiz handles the story sensitively and with a gentleness one doesn't expect from a "hard-nosed" prosecutor. --Reference and Research Book NewsA fascinating and engrossing book. A must read for readers and writers of mystery books. --Denise Noe, CrimeMagazineIn this true-crime investigation, written in narrative style, Ardaiz, the prosecutor in the case against Allen brings general readers along as he builds his case piece by piece from the investigation to the eventual trial. I highly recommend reading it. A recommendation for general-interest, bi
This fascinating and gripping portrayal is the only book-length account ever written about the illicit career of Clarence Ray Allen, one of the most sinister criminal masterminds and mass murderers in American history. Written by former prosecutor James Ardaiz, who was one of the first investigators on the scene at Fran's Market, ""Hands Through Stone"" provides an insider's view of the tortuous, multiyear investigation that brought a killer to justice.. Even hardened detectives were shaken by the scene at Fran's Market in rural Fresno County that night in 1980: four young people lay on the market's concrete floor, bloodily murdered by a killer without mercy or remorse. A true crime story that reads like an intricately woven mystery, the book depicts the chilling scenes of murder, a dogged investigation, and the true story behind the Fran's Market murders and their psychopathic mastermind. Then a grim investigation became even grimmer when the evidence led to the prime suspect--a convicted murderer already behind the stone walls of Folsom
"Five Stars" according to Laura Elise Tulanian. This is the best book I have ever read. Couldn't put it down.. Justice delayed is justice denied Alyce M. Patteron Hands Through Stone unravels the evil web wrapped around the gruesome crime known as the Fran's Market murders, a crime so horrible and inconceivable there is no doubt it is true.In 1977, a young prosecuting attorney, James Ardaiz, persuaded a jury to put Clarence Ray Allen in prison for the rest of his life for murdering a young woman in 1974. Allen's life sentence behind bars convinced everyone they would be safe.On September 5th, 1980, Clarence Ray Allen rested comfortably in his cell in Fo. This book is an historically significant component of the capital punishment debate In the interest of full disclosure, I was involved in this case and the author is generous to me. I was honored to know many of the law enforcement offiers in the case as well as the victims' families. I also had the opportunity to personally acquaint myself with the members of the underworld subculture who made up Clarence Ray Allen's gang. Thus, it is hardly surprising that I highly recommend this book.That said, I think any reader who was engrossed by David Simon's "Homicide" will be equall