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A review by xxstefaniereadsxx
Heart Full of Lies: A True Story of Desire and Death by Ann Rule
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.