Seventeen-year-old Christine Paolilla had her whole life ahead of her…that is until she murdered her best friends. Award-winning investigative journalist M. William Phelps takes us inside a crime that shocked the nation.
 
In the summer of 2003 the Houston suburb of Clear Lake Texas was devastated when four young residents were viciously slain. The two female victims Tiffany Rowell and Rachael Koloroutis were just eighteen-years-old—popular and beloved. But when a killer came knocking it turned out to be someone they knew all too well.
 
Seventeen-year-old Christine Paolilla was an awkward outsider until the girls befriended her. In this gripping true story complete with 16 pages of dramatic photos M. William Phelps delves into the heart of a baffling mystery to get to the truth of an act so brutal it could not be understood—until now. 

Praise for M. William Phelps 

Phelps ratchets up the dramatic tension. –Stephen Singular

One of Americas finest true-crime writers. –Vincent Bugliosi

Phelps creates a vivid portrait. –Publishers Weekly
 
“One of our most engaging crime journalists.” –Katherine Ramsland
Phelps is the Harlan Coben of real-life thrillers. –Allison Brennan

The best true-crime writer to come along in years. –Gregg Olsen