Overview
Killing Kyle Orth is the true story of a runaway kid from rural Iowa who grew up on the streets, pulled into addiction, violence, and crime. Prison felt inevitable as every choice narrowed his future. Everything should have ended during a high-speed police chase. Police fired 26 rounds into his car. Three hit their mark. Kyle survived. What followed was a hard reckoning and a brutal climb out of a life built on survival at any cost. Gritty and deeply human, this true-crime story carries a redemptive turn and asks a dangerous question: when everything has gone wrong, is change still possible?
Full Product Details
Author: Kyle R Hunter
Publisher: Acorns & Oaks Publishing
Imprint: Acorns & Oaks Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.635kg
ISBN: 9798994699515
Pages: 354
Publication Date: 18 April 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""This book pulled on all my heartstrings. It opened my eyes to a world so completely different from my own. I couldn't seem to turn the pages fast enough. Kyle's captivating tale had me heartbroken, anticipating the next twist and turn and hopeful for redemption. It prompted me to consider my own perspectives on various facets of society as well as the incredible reality that there's no place too dark for the light of Christ to reach."" Kelsey M. Avid True Crime Reader, Iowa ""A chance encounter, an unexpected invitation to grab some coffee, and the start of a three-year conversation that revealed the most amazing story of struggle, courage, and redemption I have ever heard. I have taught undergraduate and graduate students at half a dozen universities. A different life path would have placed Kyle conformably among the best of them. But his story is not one of lost opportunity, grievance, or self-pity. Not what might have been, but what might be. Kyle has taught himself what I never could have, finding the light where there is none. So, as you read his story, let Kyle be your teacher, as he was for me-for there is none better."" Steve H. University Professor, Massachusetts ""I backed this project on Kickstarter. I very much looking forward to reading the whole book. The preview shared with Kickstarter supporters was captivating prose with vivid imagery. This is a moving story-I can sense the deep feeling of the author in an easy-to-read way."" Melissa H., Australia
Author Information
Kyle Hunter is a husband, father, community leader, a non-profit board member, and a member of his town's city council. Today, he pulls people out of the life he once lived; a life filled with addiction, crime, violence, and prison.
