Famed Texas detective William Dear, who years later would investigate the OJ Simpson murder case at his own expense, and publish “OJ Is Innocent and I Can Prove It,” is hired here by the parents of James Dallas Egbert III, to locate their missing son. The younger Egbert was nothing short of a boy genius, having graduated from high school at age of thirteen. However, he was socially awkward and was often picked on, having missed out on interacting with peers in his own age group.
Dallas, Egbert III, as he was commonly called, first enrolled at the University of Northwestern, but would transfer to Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. It is here where the distinguished detective is summonsed to track down Dallas, who has disappeared from his campus dorm room. The case of the missing prodigy student would garner domestic and international media coverage, with Dear himself often having to address the media of any developments in the case.
In the book, Dear outlines the path his dedicated team of detectives took to track down Dallas, who many had featured may have already taken his own life. Along the way, they learned that Dallas was obsessed with the game Dungeons and Dragons, and discovered students were playing the game in the tunnels underneath the University. Dear finally convinced the proper officials to allow his team to search the eight miles of tunnel, but in the end, Dallas who had been there previously, was no where to be found.
I absolutely enjoyed this gripping story, and was surprised how it turned out. Dear unveils how the investigation finally wound down almost a month after it was initiated. The book also relives the aftermath of the closure of the case. I highly recommend “The Dungeon Master.”
By: William C. Dear
Narrated by: George Kuch
Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
Release date: 09-12-17
