Publisher's Synopsis
Charles Joseph Whitman was an American mass murderer. On August 1, 1966, he used knives to kill his mother and his wife in their respective homes, then went to the University of Texas in Austin with multiple firearms and began indiscriminately shooting at people.
This book is a chilling account of one of the largest campus shootings in American history. The author's riveting narrative draws the reader into the real-life horror experienced by the victims and has all the elements of a classic thriller.
