The Snake and the Spider: Abduction and Murder in Daytona Beach

Karen Kingsbury, a New York Times–bestselling author and former Los Angeles Times reporter, chronicles a true crime case involving the murder and abduction of two teenagers during a spring break trip. Best friends Daryl Barber and James Boucher were given permission by their parents to spend Spring Break at Daytona Beach without adult supervision. When the boys stopped making their daily check-ins, their parents grew concerned. When they failed to return on their scheduled date, their parents became frightened. The teens encountered two violent men on the Florida coast and endured torture before their bodies were discovered four months later in a Florida swamp. Kingsbury recounts this tragic account of a road trip that turned into a devastating outcome.