Where Monsters Hide: Sex, Murder, and Madness in the Midwest
Written by M. William Phelps
Narrated by Jonathan Yen
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About this audiobook
Sixteen months later Jason Cochran died from a drug overdose. Friends and family rallied around the grieving and distraught Kelly. But when the coroner ruled Jason's death a homicide, no one reacted more bizarrely than his widow. For months detectives tried to put Kelly's past into focus, but the truth was buried under a patchwork of lies, contradictions, and brutally horrific revelations. As Kelly Cochran, a Purdue graduate and psychology major, played "catch me if you can," a mesmerizing story emerged that rivals today's bestselling fiction in its drama and fascination.
M. William Phelps
Crime writer and investigative journalist M. William Phelps is the author of twenty-four nonfiction books and the novel The Dead Soul. He consulted on the first season of the Showtime series Dexter, has been profiled in Writer’s Digest, Connecticut Magazine, NY Daily News, NY Post, Newsday, Suspense Magazine, and the Hartford Courant, and has written for Connecticut Magazine. Winner of the New England Book Festival Award for I’ll Be Watching You and the Editor’s Choice Award from True Crime Book Reviews for Death Trap, Phelps has appeared on nearly 100 television shows, including CBS’s Early Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s Today Show, The View, TLC, BIO Channel, and History Channel. Phelps created, produces and stars in the hit Investigation Discovery series Dark Minds, now in its third season; and is one of the stars of ID’s Deadly Women. Radio America called him “the nation’s leading authority on the mind of the female murderer.” Touched by tragedy himself, due to the unsolved murder of his pregnant sister-in-law, Phelps is able to enter the hearts and minds of his subjects like no one else. He lives in a small Connecticut farming community and can be reached at his website, www.mwilliamphelps.com.
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Reviews for Where Monsters Hide
40 ratings4 reviews
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I wanted more details about this case, so I listened to this book. I thought it was well researched, but I don’t care much for the writing style. Listen to the narration of this book was rather annoying and hard to follow-I felt like he was jumping back and forth so much between the author’s words and the actual testimony of those involved that it was distracting.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I watched the five part documentary on this case, thought this book would be just as exciting. Couldn’t finish it as it tried to be so granular in detail it seemed to lose the plot.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Ok. Interesting story. But I found it hard to keep me engaged.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Where Monsters Hide: Sex, Murder, and Madness in the Midwest by W. William Phelps 2019 Kensington 5.0 / 5.0 October 14th, 2014 is the last time anyone heard from Chris Regan. He never showed up for work at his new job, and calls went unanswered. Known as a responsible, nice guy and a devoted father, his disappearance became even more suspicious. His ex-girlfriend filed a missing persons report, followed up by Michigan police chief Laura Frizzo.Frizzo discovers that Chris was having an affair with a married, co-worker named Kelly Cochran and suspects Kelly husband, Jason is involved.16 months later, Jason dies of an apparent drug overdose-until the coroner rules the death a homicide. Kelly, a Purdue graduate with a degree in psychology admits she is a psychopath.....has known it all her life. As her cat and mouse game with the detectives is played, more and more of her past is revealed. Chris may not be her only victim, as her acts of revenge and payback towards other men she feels slighted her are discovered. This is a women that gave me the creeps just reading about her. Her acts are vicious and staggeringly cold.Phelps, one of my favorite true crime, has again given us a story of mystery, revenge, intrigue and creepy people. Phelps also explores the backstory of his horrendous crimes, how it has affected the lives of the detectives and investigators, as well as the families. I admire Frizzo. She was the one whose tenacity kept the cae alive and eventually lead to her getting as close to a confession as possible from a psychopath.Intense, top notch story, masterfully explored and written.Highly recommended.Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Press for this e-book ACR for fair and honest review.#NetGalley #WhereMonstersHide