Washed In The Blood, True Crime Novel By Shelton L. Williams – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. The true story behind the Kiss and Kill murder in Texas in 1961. Author Larry King says: Washed in the Blood is a page-turning read about the time–early 1960s–and place–Odessa, Texas–during its rowdy oil boom days when violence often rode the range. Read guest post about Betty’s Ghost and enter giveaway.