Everybody's Best Friend

by Ken Englade

Book Overview

The shocking murder that exposed a devoted husband as a cold-hearted killer To Love, Honor-And Murder...Inside a beautiful house in Philadelphia's ritzy Main Line section lay the body of a young... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312969171
• ISBN13: 9780312969172
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: St. Martin's True Crime Classics
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Got it for class in a timely fashion

This book was for looking over an old case and see how the investigation happened. Interesting to read about some crime so close to home. Gave a complete story from the side of police and the DA.

Very easy read and good story

This is a relatively short book, good true crime story, and a very quick read. It is a story about a man who had been living a lie and, instead of coming clean and embarassing himself in front of friends and family, decided to kill his wife in order to collect her substantial life insurance and "solve" all his problems. The book does not go into in-depth detail on much of anything -- the characters' lives, the investigation, or a trial (in fact, there was no trial in this case). The investigation part was very interesting, but this was not a tough investigative case, so things move on at a really good speed. There is just enough about the family members and close friends to add some emotion to the story. I recommend this book highly to any true-crime fan and to anyone wanting to check out true crime books for the first time.

chilling

I only read True Crime books I read this book in two days I couldn't put it down I found it to be well written and Extremely eerie especially because Craig seemed to be a normal every day guy and the fact that he was able to hide his secret life was un believable

A riveting behind the scenes look at a complex murder case.

I just happened to pick up a friends copy of the book and within pages I was completely hooked. I realize now after reading this book that watching murder cases unfold as sensationalized by the media has given me a warped sense of how these cases are actually handled. Following a real case from beginning to end, seeing how the police perform excrutiatingly detailed investigations, seeing how the prosecution has to use the information to build a winnable case was absolutely fascinating. All in all this book was quite an education.I was also impressed with how the author managed to make this a very readable book. Working within the confines of the facts of the case and the real personalities behing the headlines, he managed to make the characters intriguing and 3-dimensional. This added to the "and you are there" feel of the book.

Very accurate portrayal

Ken Englade has captured the essence of how we put this case together. He goes beyond a recantation of events to bring out our reasoning processes letting the public know what truly goes into the investigation, preparation and prosecution of a major murder case. I recommend this book to anyone who loves a good tale, wants to be entertained, and needs to know the story behind the headlines. Bruce L. Castor, Jr., First Assistant District Attorney of Montgomery County, PA.