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emjay24's review against another edition
2.0
this is a true crime story, sort of like watching one of those 48 hr mysteries. it's about a sociopathic woman who ends up murdering her husband and tries to make people think she's a battered wife, but she's not. it was interesting at the beginning, but got long by the end. if you really like true crime, read this, otherwise, skip it.
adenise47's review against another edition
4.0
I have always enjoyed Ann Rule books. This book I felt like went a little slow.
kaileycool's review against another edition
4.0
The murderer’s new husband publicly accused Ann Rule of sloppy writing with this book. I am now taking the opportunity to publicly accuse him of lying bc she’s a legend and queen.
xxstefaniereadsxx's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Liysa Northon was a surfing photographer, who also wrote books and screenplays. She claims that she was the victim of domestic violence, which resulted in the shooting death of her husband. The incident occurred while the couple were on a camping trip. It was posited that she attempted to drown him at first, and when that did not work, she decided to drug him with sleeping pills and shoot him. To her detriment, she stood to gain a decent sum from an insurance policy, airline widow's benefits that would allow her to fly for free, and a substantial amount of property. Also to her detriment, the contents of her search history were revealed to the prosecution.
The research for this case was really well done. I thought this book did a great job in covering the back story of the people involved, as well as doing a proper deep dive into the personalities of each. I thought the coverage of the crime and case was very well done. Ann Rule is a master at researching cases for her books, which makes me really enjoy her works. Interestingly, I looked up this case. She was released in 2012 and wound up married to the guy who wrote a book slamming this book. It is the opinion of several writers that Liysa is a manipulative person and a pathological liar. Either way it goes, she has served her time and the case is history. The book was good, so there is that, at least.
The research for this case was really well done. I thought this book did a great job in covering the back story of the people involved, as well as doing a proper deep dive into the personalities of each. I thought the coverage of the crime and case was very well done. Ann Rule is a master at researching cases for her books, which makes me really enjoy her works. Interestingly, I looked up this case. She was released in 2012 and wound up married to the guy who wrote a book slamming this book. It is the opinion of several writers that Liysa is a manipulative person and a pathological liar. Either way it goes, she has served her time and the case is history. The book was good, so there is that, at least.
danyell919's review against another edition
4.0
Ann Rule’s books are always very well written and engaging. This case was so drawn out and crazy. I thought she did a great job putting everything together.
bbbbbb555's review against another edition
3.0
Starts out very slow, but gets interesting and exciting by the end.