Deadly Angel: The Bizarre True Story of Alaska's Killer Stripper

by Fred Rosen

Book Overview

An astonishing true story of bizarre love and lethal obsession in America's last frontier.

Mechele Hughes came to Wasilla, Alaska (pop. 4200), looking for a new life and easy money. As an exotic dancer at the Great Alaskan Bush Company in nearby Anchorage, she was soon earning thousands a night--and getting expensive gifts from admiring male clients. Three in particular fell under her spell. Each claimed to be engaged to her . . . and they...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061733989
• ISBN13: 9780061733987
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Held my attention

I am a little surprised by the harsh reviews on this book. This is a book that held my attention from beginning to end. If you don't want to read the Sarah Palin parts, skim over it. It is a fascinating story and I enjoyed the book.

AUTHOR COMMENTS

It's always interesting to read readers reactions to a book I've written. In the case of Deadly Angel, readers are interested in Sarah Palin's involvement in the case. Back in 1996, she was elected mayor of Wasilla, Alaska. It was there in Wasilla, from 1996 through 1997, that Mayor Palin responded to the murder of one of her town's citizens, Kent Leppink. His murder, and the plot that led to it, form the heart of the book. The book contains questions I would like to ask the former Alaska governor regarding her involvement, or lack thereof, in the Leppink murder investigation and the Oct. 2008 murder of the convicted fiance/hitman in an Alaskan prison. The latter occurred while she was campaigning as the Republican vice-presidential nominee.