The Torture Chamber: A True Crime Story of Unyielding Abuse

What is so remarkable about this book is that no one had stopped Shelly in the years she had been inflicting torture on her family and houseguests. I found myself cringing in horror at the daughters’ recital of Shelly’s abuses. This case got under my skin, and I couldn’t stop thinking about what the family and houseguests endured. Nothing about this book is relaxing or pleasant. The only relief comes when you reach the end, and you may find yourself asking, “Was justice served?” If you are a devoted true crime reader, you may like this book, but many readers may find the unremitting abuse too disturbing. This one could also be added to the horror genre as well as true crime.