The Cop Who Wouldn't Quit

By Rick Nelson

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553272438
• ISBN13: 9780553272437
• Release Date: December 1983
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.

Customer Reviews

What ever became of Walter...?

Story of how the policeman tracked down and prosecuted one of my high school classmates, who had plotted and carried out the murder of an entire family for insurance money. Interesting read for those of us who went to school every day with him.

Scary Personal Connection

I came to read this book after I went on 2 dates, and became friendly, with a man named Michael Davis. As it turns out, Michael Davis was the name taken by Walter Waldhauser after he was released from prison after serving 7 years of a 30-year sentence. Walter Waldhauser master-minded the murders. When I was with him, I had no idea I was sitting across the table from a murderer. After someone told me my date was this convicted murderer, I changed my phone number and moved.

One of the best books I've ever read...

This book reads like a Stephen King novel. Rick Nelson is a phenomenal writer. He throws you head first into the story - and this is one amazingly frightening story.

The Cop Who Wouldn't Quit

What a great book. It has been over 15 years since I read it and I still tell people to read this book. I actually went to school with this cops daughter and hung out in most of the places in the book as a teenager. If you grew up in the Houston area this book is one you must read...

If you love true crime - this is the book to read!

The true story of the murders of several generations of a wealthy and seemingly happy family. Not only does a family member scheme to have his family killed for their money, but he gets away with it until the cops and a seasoned investigative reporter team up to solve the crime. This is a book that proves that truth is stranger than fiction. A priest turned forensic psychologist, who begins imitating the medical examiner in dress, the good cop who is losing his family to the pressures of the job, and a group of money-hungry, well dressed criminals willing to kill a whole family, including a sleeping child to get what they want.