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Hands Through Stone : How Clarence Ray Allen Masterminded Murder from Behind Folsom's Prison Walls by James A. Ardaiz (2023, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherLinden Publishing Company, Incorporated

ISBN-101610353994

ISBN-139781610353991

eBay Product ID (ePID)13057264689

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Book TitleHands Through Stone : How Clarence Ray Allen Masterminded Murder from Behind Folsom's Prison Walls

Number of Pages350 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Murder / General, Sociology / General, Criminals & Outlaws

GenreTrue Crime, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorJames A. Ardaiz

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-035019

Reviews"In 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."-- Reference and Research Book News, "Goes inside the room at Fran's Market and gives not only the events on the infamous night but the feelings of the horror of the seasoned investigators. A must read for readers and writers of mystery books. 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.com, "A fascinating and engrossing book. Ardaiz handles the story sensitively and with a gentleness one doesn't expect from a 'hard-nosed' prosecutor. I highly recommend reading it."--Diana Bulls, Kings River Life, " Hands Through Stone tells a frightening story with all the tension and color of a first-class mystery novel ... a revealing insider's view of the investigation."--Denise Noe, CrimeMagazine.com, "A recommendation for general-interest, biography and true crime collections alike, but of special interest to any California history holding. A riveting true crime account any California library will find engrossing!"-- Midwest Book Review

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal364.152/3092

Table Of ContentPrologue PART I: MEMORIES PAST Chapter 1: Murder at Fran's Market Chapter 2: "We have a triple ..." Chapter 3: A Cop's Worst Nightmare PART II: A MOTHER'S VENGEANCE Chapter 4: A Gun Definitely Gets Your Attention Chapter 5: Never Piss Off a Mother Chapter 6: Even Criminals Have Standards Chapter 7: You Don't Break a Horse in One Ride Chapter 8: Follow the Money Chapter 9: "The toughest part of a cop's job ..." Chapter 10: What Happened to Mary Sue? Chapter 11: A Robbery at Kmart Chapter 12: Kmart Robbery Aftermath Chapter 13: Fear Has Its Own Smell Chapter 14: Like the Scales of a Snake Chapter 15: The Weakest Link Chapter 16: "We rob and steal and those who squeal ..." Chapter 17: "If I was guaranteed protection ..." Chapter 18: "He is capable of anything" Chapter 19: A Gravestone for Mary Sue Chapter 20: A Lethal Vote Chapter 21: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words Chapter 22: "Ready for the People" Chapter 23: "We the jury ..." PART III: A WHISPERING VOICE Chapter 24: "A gnawing coldness ..." Chapter 25: "Body otherwise unremarkable ..." Chapter 26: "The second son ..." Chapter 27: Murder Doesn't Always Make Sense Chapter 28: No Promises Chapter 29: Puppet Master Chapter 30: We Had to Get the Shooter Chapter 31: The Folsom Connection Chapter 32: Blood Turns to Ice Chapter 33: "One of my dogs will do it ..." Chapter 34: The End of the Slow Dance PART IV: RETRIBUTION Chapter 35: The Tentacles of the Past Chapter 36: The Time of Retribution Epilogue Principal Characters Timeline Index

SynopsisThis fascinating and gripping portrayal is the only book-length account ever written about criminal mastermind Clarence Ray Allen, the last man to be executed in the state of California 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. 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. 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. 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.

LC Classification NumberHV6534.F74A74 2012