Blood Games : A True Account of Family Murder

From the New York Times bestselling author of Bitter Blood comes the story of a greed so powerful it led to an unspeakable crime. Wealthy Lieth von Stein lay dead and his wife Bonnie near death in their North Carolina home after a vicious assault with knife and baseball bat as they slept. The crime seemed totally baffling until police followed a trail that led to the charming von Stein stepson, Chris Pritchard, and his brilliant, drug-using, Dungeons-&-Dragons playing friends at N.C. State University. Blood Games is the shattering true story of degraded young minds—and a son’s gruesome greed turned horrifyingly real. Jerry Bledsoe masterfully reconstructs the bloody crime and its aftermath, as he takes us on a riveting journey into the secret twisted hearts of three young murderers. “Haunting...addictive, chilling and a masterpiece of reportage...powerfully demonstrates that every heart is capable of darkness.”—Patricia Cornwell“A powerful account...Mr. Bledsoe goes straight to the bigger issues.”— New York Times Book Review “In Mr. Bledsoe’s hands, a mega-load of inert facts becomes a human story of hurricane force.”— Raleigh News & Observer “Devastating...a brilliant account”— Publishers Weekly The New York Times #8211;bestselling author of Bitter Blood weaves "a powerful account" of greed that led to an unspeakable crime ( The New York Times Book Review ). As they slept in their North Carolina home, wealthy Lieth Von Stein and his wife Bonnie suffered a vicious assault with a knife and a baseball bat. Bonnie barely survived. Lieth did not. The crime seemed totally baffling until police followed a trail that led to the charming stepson, Chris Pritchard, and his brilliant, drug-using, Dungeons and Dragons#8211;playing friends at North Carolina State University. "Haunting . . . Addictive, chilling and a masterpiece of reportage," Blood Games is the true story of depraved young minds and a son's gruesome greed turned to horrifyingly tragedy (Patricia Cornwell). Jerry Bledsoe masterfully reconstructs the bloody crime and its aftermath as he takes us into the secret twisted hearts of three young murderers. "Mr. Bledsoe goes straight to the bigger issues." #8212; The New York Times Book Review "In Mr. Bledsoe's hands, a mega-load of inert facts becomes a human story of hurricane force." #8212; The News amp; Observer "Devastating . . . A brilliant account." #8212; Publishers Weekly A true account of murder revolving around three college boys at North Carolina State University bound together by drugs, fast cars, and an obsession with a role-playing game