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The Preacher's Son : A True Story of Murder in North Carolina
Author: Lynn Chandler-Willis
Book Information
Publisher: St. Martin's True Crime
Book Type: Paperback
Rating: 12

ISBN-13: 9780312978075 - ISBN-10: 0312978073
Publication Date: 5/18/2003
Pages: 304

Book Description:
Patricia Blakley's vow to love, honor, and obey...

Pleasant Garden, North Carolina seemed like a God-fearing community where simple dreams came true. For Patricia Blakley it was church on Sundays and a loving family. Her prayers were answered in Ted Kimble, a fellow Christian and son of a local preacher. Then one afternoon, Patricia's charred body was found among the remains of her burned-out home. But it wasn't an out-of-control fire that killed sweet Patricia Kimble. It was a bullet to the back of the skull. Soon Ted Kimble's wall of lies came tumbling down...

...became a pact with the devil...

The investigation not only revealed the cold-blooded motive behind the crime, but the startling revelation that Ted Kimble's own flesh and blood helped him. How could a woman of such purity and innocence fall in love with such irredeemable evil? Through Patricia's heartbreaking diary entries and interviews with friends and family, Preacher's Son answers the question in a stunning tale of blind love, deadly secrets, and murder that would forever shatter the security and calm of Pleasant Garden.

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Dena (Suzie) C. (DsuzieC) wrote on 5/1/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Interesting but doesn't give much background info.

Sharon V. from SWANNANOA, NC wrote on 1/7/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Excellent reading of a true crime story. Located locally to where I live.

Barb S. (BDS) from ORION, IL wrote on 9/4/2005...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Pleasant Garden, NC seemed like a God-fearing community where simple dreams came true. For Patricia Blakley it was church on Sundays and a loving family. Her prayers were answered in Ted Kimble, a fellow Christian and son of a local preacher. Then one evening, Patricia's charred body was found among the remains of her burned-out home. But it wasn't an out-of-control fire that killed sweet Patricia Kimble: it was a bullet to the skull. Soon Ted Kimble's wall of lies came tumbling down, revealing his true nature.


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Mickey B. from CATSKILL, NY wrote on 12/5/2006...


became a pact with the devil

Gloria B. from TROY, MT wrote on 8/8/2006...


The perfect husband, the perfect town, the perfect crime.

Tanya T. (Countrygirl) wrote on 1/9/2006...


A good true-crime read!

Dawn D. (dawnie) from ANTIOCH, TN wrote on 10/16/2005...


True Crime. Story of a preacher's son in the perfect town, the perfect husband and almost the perfect crime.