Started: 5/11/19
Finished: 7/20/19
Year: 2004
Pages: 347
Genre: True Crime
Grade: B
Reason for reading: grabbed off the TBR pile
Blurb (from back cover): "On December 9, 2001, in a wealthy suburb of Durham, North Carolina, police were called to investigate the death of Kathleen Peterson, 48, who lay in a pool of blood at the bottom of a staircase. Husband Michael Peterson, 58, said that she'd accidentally fallen down the stairs. but forensic experts concluded that she'd been beaten to death.
"Kathleen Peterson had been a high-earning corporate executive and dedicated wife and mother. Michael was an equally outstanding achiever; decorated Vietnam veteran, bestselling novelist, newspaper columnist, and onetime mayoral candidate. Theirs had looked like the ideal marriage. So why was Michael Peterson now the prime suspect in the death of his wife?
"Prosecutors pointed to a $1.4 million life insurance policy and material recovered from Michael's computer, which revealed evidence of a secret sex life. Strangely, another death lay buried in his past, that of Elizabeth Ratliff, which in 1985 had also been found dead at the bottom of staircase. however, it was the trial for Kathleen's murder that would split a family and hold a nation riveted."
Opinion: I remember hearing about this case and how pompous he appeared to be. It was interesting to see read more of the backstory of what happened and the trial.
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Thursday, July 11, 2019
It's Hot in the Hamptons by Holly Peterson
Started: 5/22/19
Finished: DNF
Year: 2019
Pages: 373
Genre: literature
Grade: F
Reason for reading: review for LibraryThing
Blurb (from back cover): "Raised in East Hampton, Caroline never thought she'd be one of the 'city people' who spent summers and weekends at the beach. But once her husband's business takes off, a job stint transplants the couple permanently into Manhattan life-where the phrase 'When you marry for money, you work for it every day' reflects her neighbors' lives. And where entitled husbands, like hers, embark on affair after affair with little consequence.
"Time for the wives to get even.
"When Caroline's friend Annabelle suggests they experiment as they wayward mates have, Caroline resists at first. That is, until a scroll through an iPad makes her reconsider...and a pact between two friends is made.
"The agreement quickly turns serious when Caroline begins to confront the man her husband has become, or perhaps always has been. Will a summer affair give Caroline clarity or make her lose hold on the reins of her life?And, when an old lover returns, is she ready to risk all for a chance at happiness?"
Opinion: Yes, people cheat. Yes, people want to get revenge and cheat back. But to have it lead the book without any background made me ill. The writing was choppy. Plot was weak. Interpersonal relationships among characters wasn't there. Amazes me that William Morrow publishing would accept a manuscript like this.
Finished: DNF
Year: 2019
Pages: 373
Genre: literature
Grade: F
Reason for reading: review for LibraryThing
Blurb (from back cover): "Raised in East Hampton, Caroline never thought she'd be one of the 'city people' who spent summers and weekends at the beach. But once her husband's business takes off, a job stint transplants the couple permanently into Manhattan life-where the phrase 'When you marry for money, you work for it every day' reflects her neighbors' lives. And where entitled husbands, like hers, embark on affair after affair with little consequence.
"Time for the wives to get even.
"When Caroline's friend Annabelle suggests they experiment as they wayward mates have, Caroline resists at first. That is, until a scroll through an iPad makes her reconsider...and a pact between two friends is made.
"The agreement quickly turns serious when Caroline begins to confront the man her husband has become, or perhaps always has been. Will a summer affair give Caroline clarity or make her lose hold on the reins of her life?And, when an old lover returns, is she ready to risk all for a chance at happiness?"
Opinion: Yes, people cheat. Yes, people want to get revenge and cheat back. But to have it lead the book without any background made me ill. The writing was choppy. Plot was weak. Interpersonal relationships among characters wasn't there. Amazes me that William Morrow publishing would accept a manuscript like this.
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