Precious Angels: A True Story of Two Slain Children and a Mother Convicted of Murder

By Barbara Davis

On June 6, 1996, the tranquility of Rowlett, Texas was forever shattered by a frantic 911 phone call from Darlie Routier to police, claiming an intruder had broken into her home and stabbed her two... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451408535
• ISBN13: 9780451408532
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Onyx Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Very sad that they stood by that sick person.

I think that the book was well writtten if you have a chance read it what kind of sick people would stand by the women who killed her children

Great! Great! Great!

Anyone who could read this book and think that it is anything but exceptional must have rocks in their head instead of a brain! This author has woven a terrifying story that is also very touching as we are told about two little boys that become so real to the reader you think you know them. I enjoyed reading this from start to finish!

The best

This book was one of the best true crime books I've ever read. I highly recommend it. It was so well-written I think readers who don't usually read true crime should get it, too. I know they'd love it.

Highly enlightening

This book is one that's difficult to put down. I especially like the way the author did the dramatic scenes. You felt as though you were right there. Glad I didn't pass this one up.

A book you must read to get the truth

First, the book was extremely well written with well developed characters. I particularly liked the flashback style used by the author. Second, the facts were presented in a very even handed style. The other two books on this subject were quite biased and it was obvious. Don Davis's bland telling of Hush Little Babies didn't really give us much information and he took pains to ignore information brought out in the trial. Patricia Springer's Flesh and Blood was a mean spirited vindictive book full of errors. One wonders after reading it just what Ms. Springer personally has against the Routiers. In Precious Angels if Ms. Davis disliked the family it was not obvious. Her text stuck with the facts. The story itself is horrible enough without detractions like Ms. Springer's book had. Exciting read and I felt like I had attended the trial. I especially liked the way the author did the trial scenes. Basically, the book beat the heck out of the other two written on this subject. If fact, it beat the heck out of most of the books I've read lately.