A Perfect Husband
“Aphrodite Jones is one of the chief practitioners of the true crime genre.”
—Baltimore Sun
Updated with a fascinating analysis of the series The Staircase.
Michael Peterson was a decorated war veteran and bestselling novelist, his wife Kathleen a high-powered executive and devoted mother. They seemed to be the perfect couple—until the tragic night Michael found Kathleen at the bottom of the stairs in a pool of blood. He claimed her death was an accident. The prosecution put him behind bars. Then in a stunning reversal, a judge gave him another chance to stand trial. Aphrodite Jones draws on exclusive interviews and disturbing new evidence to update this classic real-life thriller of marriage, manipulation, and murder.
“A richly detailed and deeply researched tale of a greedy, sociopathic killer.”
—Caitlin Rother, New York Times bestselling author of Lost Girls
“Prepare yourself for a journey into a meticulous criminal mind."
—Corey Mitchell, author of Savage Son
INCLUDES 16 PAGES OF DRAMATIC PHOTOS
—Baltimore Sun
Updated with a fascinating analysis of the series The Staircase.
Michael Peterson was a decorated war veteran and bestselling novelist, his wife Kathleen a high-powered executive and devoted mother. They seemed to be the perfect couple—until the tragic night Michael found Kathleen at the bottom of the stairs in a pool of blood. He claimed her death was an accident. The prosecution put him behind bars. Then in a stunning reversal, a judge gave him another chance to stand trial. Aphrodite Jones draws on exclusive interviews and disturbing new evidence to update this classic real-life thriller of marriage, manipulation, and murder.
“A richly detailed and deeply researched tale of a greedy, sociopathic killer.”
—Caitlin Rother, New York Times bestselling author of Lost Girls
“Prepare yourself for a journey into a meticulous criminal mind."
—Corey Mitchell, author of Savage Son
INCLUDES 16 PAGES OF DRAMATIC PHOTOS
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Community Reviews
Yes, I have a gazillion books in my "must read" pile, but I had to stop everything to read this and the Diane Fanning book about Michael Murderer Peterson, because since this "new" "documentary" about the case came out on Netflix, I couldn't believe I was hearing people say they thought he was innocent! No!
Manipulative, controlling, narcissistic, sociopathic murderer. Period. May he never know a moment's peace.
Manipulative, controlling, narcissistic, sociopathic murderer. Period. May he never know a moment's peace.
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