Jeannie H. (ilovebooksanddogs) - , reviewed on 8/17/2023 + 361 more book reviews

I found myself completely fascinated by this case in large part due to the way the author laid the book out. Told from the perspective of the leading homicide investigator,she begins the book with him sitting down in his comfy leather chair to tell about the investigation which took years to resolve and one which he never gave up on. Told entirely in his words she done an excellent job capturing not just his emotions throughout the long drawn out process but also the emotions of the victims family.
My heart aches for them, that their son was taken from them and his daughter at such a young age by someone who was supposed to love and cherish him. I've read many many true crime books in my life (being one of my favorite genres) and have never fed into the "must prove a motive" that all prosecutors feel they must have to make a case. Some people are just pure evil and if this book doesn't prove that I know of none that ever has. She is a total psychopath, who masqueraded as normal and led a functional life. That's scary folks, cause that is what a psychopath does, they're good at it and she sure was. I was very disappointed that she got away with such a light sentence in view of the horribly cruel and painful way she killed the man who worshiped her. Sometimes there just is no justice. I highly recommend this book, I found it to be intriguing and so unlike any other true crime I have ever read that it just put it over the top for me.

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