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Rent A Deadly Game: The Untold Story of the Scott Peterson Investigation
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Format: Quality Paperback
Publisher: ReganBooks
Published: Jan 2006
Genre: True Crime - Murder
Retail Price: $19.99
Pages: 480
Synopsis
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Catherine Crier, a former judge and one of television's most popular legal analysts, offers a riveting and authoritative account of one of the most memorable crime dramas of our time: the murder of Laci Peterson at the hands of her husband, Scott, on Christmas Eve 2002. Drawing on extensive interviews with key witnesses and lead investigators, as well as secret evidence files that never made it to trial, Crier traces Scott's bizarre behavior; shares dozens of transcripts of Scott's chilling and incriminating phone conversations; offers accounts of Scott's womanizing from two former mistresses before Amber Frey; and includes scores of never-before-seen police photos, documents, and other evidence.
The result is thoroughly engrossing yet highly disturbing -- an unforgettable portrait of a charming, yet deeply sociopathic, killer.
Reviews
I started reading this book knowing only what is commonly known about this case: that Scott Peterson was convicted of killing his wife and unborn child, and about his having an affair with Amber Frey. From the moment I began reading this book, I found it difficult to put down. From a unique perspective, the author quickly shows how Peterson's lies were rather apparent from the beginning and how his web of lies soon began to unfold, making him, very clearly, a man who killed his wife and child with no remorse. Very chilling, compelling, insightful and factual, including actual testimony and recordings, this book lets you into the investigation leading up to his arrest and conviction. You won't be able to put it down.