Too Young to Kill

M. William Phelps

Jan 2011 · Kensington Publishing Corp.

About this ebook

The New York Times bestselling author of Love Her to Death shares the true-crime story of a small-town Midwestern teenager murdered by her own friends.

Sixteen-year-old Adrianne Reynolds couldn't unravel the twisted tangles of jealousy and domination complicating her new life in East Moline, Illinois. What began as a fresh start after a troubled home life in Texas ended with Adrianne's body charred, stuffed into garbage bags, and scattered. It seemed the work of hardened criminals, but the truth was far more astonishing: her own “best friends” choked Adrianne to death and cut her up. Now, master crime writer M. William Phelps recounts this horrific saga of teen lust and violence in every gripping detail.

Praise for Too Young to Kill

“Phelps is the Harlan Coben of real-life thrillers.” —Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author of Tell No Lies

Includes sixteen pages of revealing photos

Ratings and reviews

A terribly sad story with both the victim and perpetrators were so young that one can hardly believe this is a true story. Phelps has been able to tell this story and maintain the sadness along with readers interest throughout. Phelps continues to be one of the top true crime writers around. If you like reading true crime then you should enjoy this book notwithstanding the facts that the main people involved were still very young.

I was completely drawn in from start to finish. Took me 3 days with breaks to read it in full. Probably could of read it in one whole day. Definitely worth reading especially if you're from the QCA.

Very sad , very well written. Really makes you want to make sure your children feel loved always. My first Phelps book but not my last

About the author

New York Times bestselling, award-winning investigative journalist, executive producer and serial killer expert M. William Phelps is the author of more than forty nonfiction books and has made over 300 television appearances. He created, produced and hosted the series Dark Minds and is one of the stars of Deadly Women and Oxygen’s Snapped, Killer Couples, andREELZ’s Sex, Lies, and Murder. Radio America calls him “the nation’s leading authority on the mind of the female murderer.” His iHeartRadio investigative podcast, Paper Ghosts: The Five, which he wrote, directed, and executive produced, debuted in 2020 and soared to #1 in popularity. Touched by tragedy himself through the unsolved murder of his sister-in-law, Phelps is able to enter the hearts and minds of his subjects like no one else. He lives in Connecticut and can be reached at his website, www.mwilliamphelps.com.