Terror by Night

De: Terry Caffey, James Pence

Narrado por: Maurice England

In one evening, Terry Caffey lost everything. His wife, Penny, and his sons, Matthew and Tyler, were brutally murdered; his home was burned to the ground, and his 16-year-old daughter, Erin, was in jail, charged with thiree counts of capital murder.

In one year's time, God would restore it all. At 3:00 a.m. on March 1, 2008, Terry Caffey awoke to find his daughter's former boyfriend standing in the bedroom doorway with a gun. An instant later the teen opened fire, killing Terry's wife and wounding Terry six times. As he slipped toward unconsciousness, Terry heard his son crying upstairs. More gunfire followed. When he regained consciousness, he felt the searing heat of his burning house. Terry knew it was too late to save his family, but even in the midst of the flames, he assigned himself a new mission. He fought to stay awake and escaped the burning house through a bathroom window.

As Terry stumbled and crawled four hundred yards through pitch darkness, he asked God to keep him alive long enough to identify the killer, and then to let him die. God allowed Terry to identify the murderer, but He didn't let Terry die. What happened next is nothing short of miraculous.

©2009 Terry Caffey and James Pence (P)2009 Oasis Audio

Wonderful book

I enjoyed this audio book very much. I enjoy true crime. Here is a book written by a victim soon after the crime. It is well written and held my interest from start to finish. I don't think there is any book like it, giving all the details only an insider would know and so soon after the crime happened. It is riveting to hear the events that led up to the crime and the aftermath. Well written, nicely narrated, just all around excellent and gripping.

Incredible Story

Much more than the brutal murder of a family. Mr. Caffey shares with us how he gets through this horrific tradgedy. It is a real inspiration. I felt the narration could have been better.

Fascinating and Heartbreaking

Fascinating, inspiring story of one man's unthinkable tragedy,survival, and subsequent rebuilding of his life. Narration is excellent--couldn't have picked a better characterization. The only thing I would have changed was the placement of the interview of Terry Caffey at the beginning of the book. For those who are unfamiliar with his story (and I was), it tended to give away too much before the book actually started. It would have been better to have placed the interview at the conclusion of the narration. Other than that, an excellent listen.

Therapy for All Who’ve Loved and Lost

First of all, for those who’ve complained about this being a religious book, you’ve completely missed the picture and reason for this man pouring out his heart for all the world to read. He did it for all of us but especially for you, the lost, those of you who apparently love hot weather but I digress. Toward the end, Terry hits the nail in the head when he asks, “.....how does anyone go on after tragedy without having hope?” He’s speaking of the hope in Jesus Christ. Believing in God doesn’t mean unicorns and rainbows 24/7. It doesn’t mean you’re never gonna be mad at Him. It does mean though, “God is good all the time.” It means feeling the prayers of others when you’re too weak to pray for yourself. Knowing God is not like having a magic wand that makes everything perfect, but it is like the marble in Terry’s pocket, always there, God is always there.

Great Descriptive story, You won't be disappointed

Would you consider the audio edition of Terror by Night to be better than the print version?

The narration from the victim's standpoint, incredible story of love gone wrong

What did you like best about this story?

The historical information with regards to the family dynamics.

What about Maurice England’s performance did you like?

Good cadence and real southern drawl.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

What went wrong? A family members horrific crime