Warren Miles Bondurant's promise to finance a woman's education and pay all living expenses lured Sandra Underhill into answering his ad. But this drug addict and ex-con would not let the Fort Worth millionaire control her. For the next month, one man and two women formed a twisted triangle, consumed by greed, sex, and drugs--and ultimately undone by jealousy and murder.
Irene Pence is a fine True Crime investigator and writer. This reviewer thinks she's even better than Ann What's-Her-Name. Pence doesn't drool on an on about every interviewee being so "beautiful" "handsome" and "intelligent." Ms. Pence is so good at what she does that the reader forgets the writer's there - none of the over-written stuff that pulls the reader out of the story to focus on the raconteur - she artfully lets the Tale do the talking and her words don't get in the way. This is a True Texas Tale about old Miles Bondurant, his vulnerable and gullible young quasi wife, and her true friend - a twisted lover's triangle in the Lone Star State. Reviewed by Tundra Vision
Born Under a Bad Sign
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I have been an avid reader of true crime for 30 years now, and would say that this book is a real gripper! The stars must have been in a real upheaval when Sandra Coburn Underhill was born -- the poor girl/woman had been beaten down (many times literally beaten) her entire life. What are the chances that just when she thought her she life was about to turn around and her dreams realized, that she would then put her faith and trust in Miles Bondurant, a wolf in sheep's clothing? I have always believed that answering an ad in the personals is dangerous -- now I KNOW it is. I couldn't put this book down.
As usual, Ms. Pence writes wonderfully.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Amazing tale! Someone gives a troubled woman a chance in life, and gives her some hope... little did she know the horrors she was about to face. And face them she did. I want to write more, but I do not want to give away the book. A good read. Easy to get into, and easier to keep reading to the end.
ENCORE, PLEASE
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This book was so well-written and absorbing, I actually wrote the author to ask when her next book would be out (April, she said). This was one of those books that you simply can NOT put down!
Nobody would believe this in a novel...only true crime!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
It is hard to imagine how the three characters in this triangle came to be involved, but the author did her research well (complete with photos) and shows us how it all happened. How could this multi-millionaire make such terrible bizarre decisions? And this is a true story!
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