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A New York Times bestselling authors "riveting, revealing and insightful" true crime account of a bad marriage, divorce, and murder in Arizona (New York Times bestselling author Suzy Spencer) .. Artist and therapist Carol Kennedy thought she had married her soulmate. But even when she was pregnant, her husband Steve DeMocker wouldnt stop sleeping around, including with their midwife and multiple nannies. After Carol finally divorced him, het body was found bludgeoned to death in her Arizona ranch home. Steve was the prime suspect. Yet it took the authorities months to arrest him - and years to convict . . .. Packed with twists and turns, this powerful real-life account reveals every bizarre detail of this compelling case. It is a chilling chronicle of emotional abuse by a controlling husband, and an unforgettable story of a woman who paid the ultimate price for leaving a bad marriage. This edition includes investigation photos.. "A compelling crime story - dark, twisty, riveting." - M. William Phelps. "Prepare to be hooked . . . a spellbinder." - Katherine Ramsland
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New York Times bestselling author Caitlin Rother has written or co-authored 14 books. Rother's latest book, to be released on April 27, 2021, is "DEATH ON OCEAN BOULEVARD: Inside the Coronado Mansion Case," about the mysterious death of Rebecca Zahau at the Spreckels Mansion in Coronado, which was deemed a suicide by authorities, but as a murder by a civil jury.She is currently working on DOPAMINE FIX, a sequel to her first and only crime novel, NAKED ADDICTION, which is under contract with WildBlue Press for publication in 2021. She is also working on a book about the murder of the McStay family, whose bodies were found buried in two shallow graves in the desert of Southern California three years after they went missing from their home in Fallbrook. Rother recently released an extensively revised and updated edition of DEAD RECKONING (WildBlue Press) , which contains 30 pages of fresh material since the original 2011 release. This is the authoritative book on the murders of Tom and Jackie Hawks, who were tied to the anchor of their yacht and thrown overboard--alive, as well as the slaying of Jon Jarvi, all by transgender killer Skylar Deleon. Deleon, who recently legally changed her name and gender to female, is housed on death row in San Quentin, a men's prison.In 2018, Rother released HUNTING CHARLES MANSON (HarperCollins/Nelson Books) , a hardcover co-authored with Lis Wiehl, which came out in trade paperback in June 2019. She also released her mini-memoir, titled, SECRETS, LIES, AND SHOELACES: A story of hardship and healing.Her other titles are LOVE GONE WRONG (Kindle) , THEN NO ONE CAN HAVE HER, I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU, NAKED ADDICTION, LOST GIRLS, POISONED LOVE, DEADLY DEVOTION, BODY PARTS, TWISTED TRIANGLE, and MY LIFE, DELETED. LOVE GONE WRONG is an e-book collection of 10 true crime stories from South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, also available as Kindle shorts by the state where the murders occurred: A COMPLICATED WOMAN (South Carolina) , DEAD ON DELIVERY (Georgia) and KILL HIM SOME MORE (Florida) . THEN NO ONE CAN HAVE HER (Kensington/Pinnacle, 2015) , is a story of blood money, sex addiction, manipulation and murder in a small mountain town in Arizona, and a roller coaster ride to justice. This complex legal tale involves a deep love gone wrong between Carol Kennedy--a peaceful, loving mother of two, artist and therapist--and her "soulmate" ex-husband Steve DeMocker, an investment broker. DeMocker's family believes he was wrongly convicted for Carol's murder, which occurred just 35 days after their divorce was finalized. His appeal also has been rejected. Rother's debut crime novel, NAKED ADDICTION (WildBlue Press, 2014) , unveils a lethal confluence of sex, drugs and the murder of young-beauty school entrepreneurs that oozes into the wealthy beach community of La Jolla. Undercover narcotics detective Ken Goode confronts his own demons as he investigates these homicides, which are complic
