Author Dory Maust

"Dory, I finished the book and the story wrought just about every emotion you can think of in
me. I am a mother and to be made privy to how David was treated by his mother, is
unimaginable, almost to the point of my questioning it's validity. How could someone really
treat their own child in that way??!! To have him sent away and pretty much left to his own
devices and no one in his life ever really caring about him. What a tortured existence David
lived. Sure makes you question the 'system' and who is in charge and running that system.
Thanks for bringing his story to print and hopefully, it will make people stop and think about
what is really going on in our world and stand up for what's right, especially when it comes to
children.

"I think every parent should read this book so they can be made aware of what
could happen not only in how they raise their children but be sure they know who their kids
are hanging around with. I wonder if there could have been anything that could have "turned
the tide" so to speak for David? I like to think so, but guess we could be kept guessing on that
one for a mighty long time!!!!"

- Belle Kelly

“A few biographical rules are broken in this chilling chronicle of serial killer David Edward
Maust's life, which is precisely why it stands apart from others in this category. That it's
written as a novel isn't a new twist, nor are the numerous legal and psychological reports and
articles that are included within its pages. Nor are the recreations of the crimes. What makes
it different to me is that it felt like Mrs. Maust partnered this undertaking with ghosts!

"That is eerie! Not only did I feel like I was there in every moment, but I constantly felt chills,
and the little hairs on my neck stood on end because I truly felt like I was inside David’s head.
Other books I have read on serial killers have been great with facts, details and creative
writing, but the eerie psychological plane Mrs. Maust used in narrating most of her book
overwhelmed all of those other aspects and left me enthralled. It’s strange and emotional but
an overall brilliant read!”

- Liz Murphy, Detroit, Michigan

"Amazing! I couldn't put it down! Ms. Maust takes her readers to another dimension with this
kind of insight into a killer's psychosis. I look forward to reading more of her books; I just
ordered Glass Windows.

"Kudos!"

- Frances Hughes, North Carolina

"This could almost be labeled a horror story in a lot of respects. Very creative writing,
suspenseful and thrilling.

"I loved it."

- Steve F., Washington D.C.

"I just want to thank you for this endeavor that you have done by writing and telling (us) about
David Maust. I never had the opportunity of meeting him, although I had heard a little of him
years ago. David was almost like a stranger to that part of the family.

"This book tells so much and (it's) so vivid; it's like you are there and he's talking to you. I can
almost feel his pain. My heart goes out to these families and I am sure of the pain they have
and will always have. I pray for their comfort and peace.
If I lost a child like they have, I would be bitter but this book kind of puts closure to the deaths
of their children.

"I thank you Dory for putting yourself in the position to do this project, to open the closed eyes
and minds of so many including us.

"You never know unless you are told.

"It's so sad; I have cried so much reading this, thinking of a small child that never grew up on
the inside of this man, never feeling love, and what he felt was love was nothing but abuse to
satisfy another sick soul. I pray that this will get in the hands of the right people and that
some day, things like what happened to David, will not be pushed under the carpet.

"It's way overdue with much blood shed and grief for so many."

- Donna Fleming, Pennsylvania

"Blood Stained is a very intriguing book that is very well written and thought out. I didn't want
to put it down. David Maust was a monster (and) he even admitted this very fact. What
shocked me about the book, is that even though he was a monster, I felt great empathy for
him. This book made me analyze everything that I taught my own children. David Maust could
have been a great asset to society and what scares me about this book is that it could so
easily happen to anyone. I have read many books about serial killers and this author was one
of the best at making the reader understand the mindset of David Maust."

- Cynthia Cashner

"As a native of Hammond, Indiana where the serial killer chronicled in this biography
murdered his last three victims, I was shocked when he was arrested in 2003. I didn't know
any of the victims, but my home town was in an uproar and I stayed abreast of any new
development in the news. I used to be an avid reader, and I'm sorry to say that with life being
as busy as it's been, that slipped to the back of my priorities. "Blood Stained" changed that.

"When I read this book I couldn't put it down. Mrs. Maust, who is not related to the killer David
Maust, used a completely different approach to writing a biography and I loved it. She also did
her research 120% and some of what I learned in her book about our system failures and the
media lies just blew me away."

- Stacy Schmidt, Hammond, IN