One Breath Away: The Hiccup Girl - From Media Darling to Convicted Killer

Written by M. William Phelps

Narrated by Danny Campbell

When she was fifteen, Jennifer Mee developed an unrelenting case of the hiccups-hiccupping as many as fifty times a minute for months. Soon the Florida teen's strange story went viral. Dubbed the "Hiccup Girl" by the media, she gained international sympathy and appeared on a slew of popular TV shows. Eventually, Jennifer's hiccups went away, and so did her fame.

Depressed and craving affection, Jennifer hooked up with the wrong people and slipped into drug dealing and street life-a downward spiral that led to the murder of an innocent young man. Now, renowned investigative journalist M. William Phelps expertly recounts Jennifer's shocking true story of thwarted desires, betrayed trust, and deadly manipulation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Mar 18, 2016
• ISBN: 9781515974840

M. William Phelps

Crime writer and investigative journalist M. William Phelps is the author of twenty-four nonfiction books and the novel The Dead Soul. He consulted on the first season of the Showtime series Dexter, has been profiled in Writer’s Digest, Connecticut Magazine, NY Daily News, NY Post, Newsday, Suspense Magazine, and the Hartford Courant, and has written for Connecticut Magazine. Winner of the New England Book Festival Award for I’ll Be Watching You and the Editor’s Choice Award from True Crime Book Reviews for Death Trap, Phelps has appeared on nearly 100 television shows, including CBS’s Early Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s Today Show, The View, TLC, BIO Channel, and History Channel. Phelps created, produces and stars in the hit Investigation Discovery series Dark Minds, now in its third season; and is one of the stars of ID’s Deadly Women. Radio America called him “the nation’s leading authority on the mind of the female murderer.” Touched by tragedy himself, due to the unsolved murder of his pregnant sister-in-law, Phelps is able to enter the hearts and minds of his subjects like no one else. He lives in a small Connecticut farming community and can be reached at his website, www.mwilliamphelps.com.

Reviews for One Breath Away

[bonniekernene · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Another good book by M. William Phelps. This one centers on Jennifer Mee, known as the Hiccup Girl, and the murder she was involved in. The murder of Shannon Griffin, who was enticed to a meeting with Jennifer that was really a ploy for a robbery. The book is mostly about Jennifer and her life, especially during the time when she had the hiccups and could not stop. The story is very interesting. The book was well-written and well researched. It is obvious that Mr. Phelps did a lot of research for this book. I really liked this book and do recommend it!