The Predators' Ball：The Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and the Rise of the Junk Bond Raiders

Adaughter'saccountofhowonemomentofviolenceshatteredlives,madeheroes,andcontinuestoaffectchangeintheworld.OnMarch25,1988,DebiWhitlockwasbrutallymurderedinherModesto,California,home.Debi'smurderdevastatedherfamily-andsentherlovedonescareeningonradicallydifferentpaths.Debi'smother,Jacque,wantedanswers.Overthenextnineyears,Jacquecourageouslyfoughtwhatotherscalledalosingbattle-andlearnedhowtodealwiththeauthorities,themedia,andthepublicsothatherdaughter'skillerwouldnotgounpunished.Debi'shusband,Harold,wastosseddownanotherpath.Policeinvestigatorsfocusedtheirsuspicionsonhim,eventuallyuncoveringmotivesandopportunity-butneverenoughtomakeacase.Judgedharshlyinthecourtofpublicopinion,theoncefunny,intelligent,andfiercelyloyalmanfellintoaspiralofguilt,anger,andalcoholism.ToldbyHarold'sadultdaughter-thelastpersontoseeDebialive-thisisthestoryofaterriblemurderandinvestigationthatledtotheultimateendofoneman'slife,andarenewedsenseofpurposeandhopeinonewoman'slife.