A Perfect Husband

by Aphrodite Jones

Book Overview

New York Times bestselling true crime writer Aphrodite Jones chronicles the highly-publicised story of novelist Michael Peterson, who was convicted of first-degree murder for beating his wife to death in December 2001 in order to collect her life insurance.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786016949
• ISBN13: 9780786016945
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books
• Length: 347 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.1" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating

A dyed-in-the-wool sociopath with genteel affectations and upper-crust snobbery and arrogance. He's a raving lunatic behind a mask of sanity. A most fascinating story. The supporting cast of characters (family members, attorneys) are compelling in their own right. "Written in Blood" is another terrific book on this case, and the film "The Staircase", a documentary about the case, is riveting and revealing. I was hooked on this one.

This was an awesome story!

I would put Aphrodite Jones right up there with Ann Rule as far as writing true crime books. This story was captivating and has somewhat of a surprise endng. I found it difficult to put down and I would recommend it to lovers of true crime books.

Great Read

Even though I watched the entire trial on court Tv this book went in to so many other factors of Peterson that we did not know. Do not confuse this book thinking it's Scott Peterson.This is another Peterson. Great read could not put down the book.Aphrodite Jones goes in to such detail as if she was there herself watching this horrible situation. She is a great investigative True Crime Author. This Book is a must read.

Interesting

I followed a lot of the story during the trial. The book gives a lot of interesting background on the Peterson family. I thought the book did a great job of portraying each member of the family, the closeness of the family and their almost storybook happiness. The book did a good job of gradually showing how the events of Kathleen's murder and the trial shattered what was once a family on top of the world. While extremely sad, this story is fascinating.