Beyond All Reason

by David Smith and Carol Smith, David with Calef

Book Overview

Now, for the first time in paperback, comes David Smith's heartfelt and tragic new York Times bestselling story. Smith, husband of Susan Smtih, the woman convicted of murdering their two young sons in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821752200
• ISBN13: 9780821752203
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Amazing book

This is an incredible book. Instead of writing a book and claiming he was the perfect guy and he was the victim, David told it how it was (unlike Susan Smith's mother, who also wrote a book that basically blamed everyone but Susan and the Russell family). He admitted that he was at times a bad husband. Both he and Susan were immature in their marraige. He made mistakes. But, he and Susan were perfect parents. Which makes this case all the more puzzling.Why would Susan murder her two boys like this?! I get so angry. At 14, no one my age understands how I feel. All the way through this book, I kept having to stop and ask myself WHY. WHY didn't she give MIchael and Alex to David. WHY didn't she tell anyone that she didn't want those babies anymore. WHY did she drown them? WHY did she let their bodies rot for nine days?! I sympathize for David. It's happy to report that he has a new wife and two more kids (Savannah and Nicholas), but imagine that, everytime one of your kids do something, everytime something new in a tabloid or the mail shows up about the case, the facts come hurling back to you.David, you are one strong man!!!

Very Interesting

I did agree with the man who said this book is poorly edited, but David Smith did not set out to be a writer. He was just a regular guy until this tragedy happened to him. So I can't criticize him for those mistakes. I honestly believe him when he said he did not write this book to make the money, but instead he felt like it was a step towards the healing process. I feel so sorry for what happened to this man. The book was a very fast read and very hard to put down from the first page. I really think it was interesting to find out what was actually happening during that 9 day period. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in that story. And, I do agree with David Smith....everyone needs to remember who the REAL victims were.

Rips your heart out

This is an excellent book. It brought me to tears. The love this man had for his children and how his life was shattered by this woman--- so tragic.

Because we care...

This book is not only very easy to read and very difficult to put down, but will also make you appreciate what you have and not take it for granted. David Smith went through hell and back, but what I appreciated most about the book, was that he never slandered his ex-wife the way the rest of the world did. He is indeed an honorable man. Also, the fact that he included some of his most private letters and poems that were sent to him about the boys was very touching....

Excellent True Crime Story

So sad, the fact that Susan Smith could murder her own children & still face her family, friends and the media acting as though the children really were kidnapped. Susan lived the lie of the kidnapping for 9-days knowing in her own mind that the children were in a lake dead!. Riveting story!