Luggage By Kroger has been recognized as one of 2009's top true crime thrillers with honors from five different national book competitions. The scorecard:
- Silver Medal in True Crime from the 2009 Independent Book Publisher Awards (IPPYs)
- Bronze Medal in True Crime and Finalist for Book-of-the-Year in the 2008 ForeWord Magazine Book-of-the-Year Awards
- Runner-Up in True Crime from the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards
- Finalist in True Crime from the 2009 USA Book News Awards
- Runner-Up in General Non-Fiction at the 2009 New York Book Festival
In this true crime memoir, former Houston Post reporter Gary Taylor recounts his true-life FatalAttraction-style involvement in the trail of violence that has dogged Texas attorney Catherine Mehaffey Shelton for nearly three decades, prompting coverage by newspapers, TV, movies and even Oprah Winfrey. Now Taylor invites readers to grab a seat on the wild ride of an obsessive relationship from its erotic beginning to the violent end and the trials required to clean up the mess.
The result is an adventure odyssey of self-discovery through an encounter that nearly cost him his life.
