A WARRANT TO KILL A True Story of Obsession, Lies and a Killer Cop

Paperback. She tried to tell her friends. She even went to the police. No one would believe her - then she was dead. Problems had always followed Susan White, but when she remarried and moved to Houston's posh suburbs, she thought the past was behind her - until she met a deputy sheriff named Kent McGowen who would soon become her worst nightmare. McGowan was an aggressive cop with a questionable record. When Susan rebuffed his advances, she claimed he stalked and harassed her, using her troubled teenage son as bait. And then, in an act of arrogance and revenge, he made good on his threats, setting her up for the kill. The author meticulously pieces together the tragic events of the case, creating a story of vengeance, fear and justice - and of the terrifying power a badge can have in the wrong hands. Illus. 371pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F.