Whisper of Fear: The True Story of the Prosecutor Who Stalks the Stalkers | 
 enlarge | Authors: Rhonda B. Saunders, Stephen G. Michaud
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover
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Pages: 352
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ISBN: 042522371X
Dewey Decimal Number: 345.73025
EAN: 9780425223710
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Publication Date: November 4, 2008
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From the woman who wrote the law on stalking comes the story of the chilling experiences that shaped her career
Stalking is among the most ancient, common, and widely-discussed of all anti-social behaviors, yet this dangerous behavior is underappreciated as a serious problem.
Anyone can be a stalker, and anyone can be a stalking victimespecially today with so much personal information readily available online. Prosecutor Rhonda B. Saunders has made a career of battling this form of attack. She has prosecuted on behalf of celebrities, including Steven Spielberg and Gwyneth Paltrow, as well as countless ordinary individuals chosen, for whatever reason, as prey. Now Saunders shares the pivotal stories from her career, how she developed the legal weapons to fight stalking, and offers powerful insight into the minds and habits of stalkers, as well as how to protect against them.
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 Interesting at First, Eventually Becomes More Like a Textbook December 31, 2008
Stalking is a crime with three elements - unwanted pursuit, a threat, and a fearful victim. Many (most are men) who stalk are not only dangerous but also severely mentally ill - especially those pursuing ex-lovers. (The majority of this group assault their object of fixation at some time during the stalking.) Celebrity stalkers, by comparison, are almost all non-violent.
The author is an attorney who was drawn into the field by accident of case assignment, and then went on to lead the effort to make California's anti-stalking laws tougher and more enforceable.
The material is interesting, at first. After awhile, it becomes more of the same and reads more like a criminology textbook.
 Worthy Read December 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i felt that "Whisper of Fear" was a worthy read. It was gripping and gritty and informative. It became scarily apparent that although a celebrity stalking garners a lot of press, stalking happens to a huge number of very ordinary people and these people do not have the huge security systems nor bodyguards to protect them.
Imagine having a stalker that unbeknown to you is "living" under your house listening to you and intercepting your phone calls. This book is about unnatural obsession and fortunately gives the reader a lot of information and data with actual cases of stalking and at the end of the book, a primer on how to combat stalking.
Thank God, that the author, Rhonda Saunders, fought to protect us by continually improving the laws on stalking.
Thank you, Rhonda and Stephen December 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a thrilling and chilling work that deserves a wide audience. If you think stalking is just a problem that affects celebrities or bad relationships, this book will set you straight. And once you're aware, the authors provide readers with the means to protect themselves, which is a true public service. Get this for yourself and for people you care about.
Important and engrossing December 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a subject you may want to ignore but shouldn't. It's alarming what stalkers can do to disrupt or even endanger someone's life, and, in some cases, how little the law can help. Ms. Saunders' extraordinary efforts mesh wonderfully with Mr. Michaud's great literary talents to tackle a difficult subject. They've done a great service combining chilling personal stories and useful information into a compelling book that's impossible to put down. I finished this book enlightened, empowered and determined to do something about this problem. Highly recommended and well worth your time.
 Disappointing--the possibilities to educate were lost December 2, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Whisper of Fear is supposed to be an autobiography of criminal attorney, Rhonda B. Saunders' life as a California prosecutor, and her struggle to introduce laws to stop, as well as prosecute stalkers to the fullest degree.
What I found was a book filled with unnecessarily graphic and offensive material, and where the "f" word was used liberally throughout. It is written more in the sensationalistic style of voyeuristic tabloids than as a practical guide on how the laws were written or what to do about stalking.
I also found no positive purpose in glorifying the disturbed rants and malicious deeds of criminally sick individuals. Quite the contrary, in essence by publishing their word-for-word accounts, the authors have rewarded the perpetrators by giving them the fame and limelight they so desperately seek.
I couldn't help but wonder: Won't capitalizing on such exploits send the wrong message to stalkers and media seekers by showing them even more ways to intimidate and inflict suffering on innocent victims to gain the best media coverage?
The last two chapters, pages 291-324, contained the more practical information about stalking. "Combating Stalkers" chapter contained information on the laws, training and education, the media, the victims, and the criminal justice system. And last chapter, "What You Should Know about Stalking" explained what exactly constitutes stalking, what to do to protect yourself against it, and how to document any incidents that may lead in convicting the stalker.
As informative as these last two chapters were, thirty-three pages, at the end of the book, does not justify the other two hundred and ninety unsavory pages, which I would rate "R" at best, therefore, I cannot recommend this book.
Armchair Interviews agrees. What could have been an educational and helpful book was lost to graphic language and violence.
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