Started: 8/17/07
Finished: 8/21/07
Year: 2007
Pages: 338
Genre: True crime
Grade: B
Reason for reading: review for MyShelf.com
Blurb (from back cover): "Roger and Penny Scaggs seemed a poster couple for family values. Evangelical Christians living in booming Austin, Texas, in the mid-1990's, they were respected leaders in their church and community. As Roger diligently worked his way up the high-tech corporate ladder, Penny kept a pristine home and coached similarly devout young women on how to be perfect wivies. But on a windy March evening, this godly woman met the devil head-on. And when the police discovered her lifeless body-repeatedly bludgeoned with a lead pipe, then mutilated with a knife from her own spotless kitchen-they were shocked by the rage and savagery behind her slaying.
"The Good Wife is a startling true story of greed, hatred, betrayal, and an unimaginable murder-a tale of the dark decay that can be hidden behind a facade of saintliness when a marriage seemingly made in heaven descends into hell."
Opinion: A fairly good true crime novel. However I wish there was more about Roger's reaction to the whole mess. For a more complete review, check out MyShelf.
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