Carrie A. reviewed on
This book is the true story of Rob and Nancy Kissel and how Nancy ends up killing Rob. Author Joe McGinninss does his normal great job of providing the back story of their childhoods. He then takes the reader through their first meeting and their marriage. The book describes in great detail how their marriage falls apart and the unfortunate consequences of their failing marriage. The book also deals with Rob's brother Andrew and the circumstances surrounding his death.
It's an extraordinary tale of wealth and how it can corrupt and change people. Rob is a hot shot takeover artist who worked with both Goldman Sachs and Merril Lynch overseas in Hong Kong. He marries Nancy, who happens to be a waitress, and the two of them experience a great amount of wealth and success. With this wealth and success also comes some pretty big downsides and combined with Nancy's unstable personality, results in the horrific death of Rob Kissel.
It's an extraordinary tale of wealth and how it can corrupt and change people. Rob is a hot shot takeover artist who worked with both Goldman Sachs and Merril Lynch overseas in Hong Kong. He marries Nancy, who happens to be a waitress, and the two of them experience a great amount of wealth and success. With this wealth and success also comes some pretty big downsides and combined with Nancy's unstable personality, results in the horrific death of Rob Kissel.
