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Book Review of Cape May Court House: A Death in the Night

Cape May Court House: A Death in the Night
Cape May Court House: A Death in the Night
Author: Lawrence Schiller
Genre: Nonfiction
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


The most unusual true crime I've ever read. A man's pregnant wife is killed in a minor car accident. He receives $400,000. in insurance money.
Later, he decides to sue Ford Motor Company, claiming the air bag caused the death.
The bulk of the book is the investigations done by the opposing sides and all the legal wranglings. Ford finally catches the man in serious lies (the amount of insurance, an ongoing affair) and accuses him of strangling his wife.
Those who do not like tedious courtroom stuff will not like this; I did. Also, the story does not come to a definite conclusion. I saw it coming and was fine with it, but it may drive some readers crazy.