Possessed

The Infamous Texas Stiletto Murder

By: Kathryn Casey

Narrated by: Heather Auden

The officer responding to a 911 call at one of Houston's hippest high-rises expected the worst. After all, domestic violence situations can be unpredictable. But nothing could've prepared him for what he found: a beautiful woman drenched in blood, an older man lying dead on the floor, and a cobalt blue suede stiletto with tufts of white hair stuck to its five-and-a-half-inch heel.

With her stunning looks, magnetic personality, and erratic behavior, Ana Trujillo had a notorious reputation on the downtown Houston scene. She spoke often of occult powers, though few knew how deeply she believed such boasts. Stefan Andersson was a gentle soul, a Swedish transplant with a good career and trusted friends, who was desperate to find someone special. Theirs is a story of obsession, madness, and tragedy. Because once Stefan fell head over heels for Ana, he was under her control - and he didn't have a chance in hell.

©2016 Kathryn Casey (P)2016 Tantor

Devastating

This is one of the saddest true crime stories I have read lately. Don’t get me wrong, they are all sad. Domestic abuse and violence happens in the reverse too. Usually it is the woman who is being abused; however, men are abused by women too. Stefan was warned, told, and talked with by many of his friends and, believe it or not, strangers too to get Ana out of his life. He decided on that action just a bit late though and the world lost a brilliant mind.

Gripping !

I feel I now know everything on all sides about the people in this book. Heartbreaking and absolutely gripping. Although there was a brief moment in the book that was a little slow for me - when the arrest happened for some reason I thought I knew the rest and became a little bored with the details but boy was I mistaken... it just got even more fascinating and I had to keep listening. I have the audio version and the Narrator is incredible.
I just also listened to Fallen Girls by Casey and it was very intriguing and I could not stop listening to that one either. Is Casey the new Anne Rule?

Great writer

It is accurate, I am in the book. Ana was an interesting lady and I wish her well and hope she can get better. She was wrong in what she did, but she needs help.

Jim Carroll

I also enjoyed the narrator.

She has a very pleasant voice to listen to and didn’t spend time striving to read in an unnatural voice. She did a great job!

Fascinating true crime

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I live in Houston where this story was covered extensively, so I appreciated the authors' careful researching of the facts beyond the lurid headlines. I was satisfied that I had an answer to "How could this happen?", but relieved that she didn't try to psychoanalyze the characters or look for a "deeper message". I found myself very interested in the story and finished it in about 2 days.

If you’ve listened to books by Kathryn Casey before, how does this one compare?

1st one. Probably won't read any others, as it's very depressing to be immersed in these sordid tales.

Would you be willing to try another one of Heather Auden’s performances?

This was a downside- the Spanish accent was terrible and distracting, especially in Texas where Spanish is spoken everywhere.

Did Possessed inspire you to do anything?

No- both of the characters were fairly "damaged", so there is no fear that this could happen to me or anyone I know!

Any additional comments?

No