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The Palm Beach Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library) [Mass Market Paperback]

Marion Collins (Author)
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St. Martin's True Crime Library June 29, 2004
For thirty-three-year-old millionaire James Sullivan, sweeping Lita McClinton off her feet was easy. But when the reckless social climber and adulterer turned marriage in their Palm Beach mansion into a luxurious hell, the beautiful Georgia debutante wanted out-and half of her husband's fortune to take with her.

Then in 1987, a hit man unloaded three bullets into Lita's head.

Her family demanded justice. James had other plans-and the money to insure it. But it wasn't until eleven years later that a startling confession from a surprise witness would bring James Sullivan's comfortable life crashing down around him. The cold-blooded millionaire was indicted and fled the country turning hotspots across the globe into exotic private playgrounds before settling with his new fiancée in a sumptuous resort near Bangkok, where he was arrested four years later. From Palm Beach elite to life in a squalid Thailand jail cell this is the astonishing true story of one man's flight from justice and one family's burning desire to make him pay.


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About the Author

Marion Collins was born in Scotland and has lived in New York for twenty-six years. For several years, she was a regular contributor to the New York Daily News and several other publications. As a reporter with Star, she covered the Bill Clinton/Gennifer Flowers affair and was the magazine's Deputy News Editor for eight years. Her previous book, "Without A Trace," was published by St. Martin's Press in November 2002.

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (June 29, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312990863
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312990862
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.9 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #611,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting tale, September 13, 2004
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of a miserly man, who instead of paying support and agreeing to divorce terms decides to have his wife killed. It is amazing how this man is finally caught after over 10 years of being a fugitive. You will not be able to put this one down.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - Except for the Ending, November 21, 2009
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This review is from: The Palm Beach Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library) (Mass Market Paperback)
The Palm Beach Murder is one of those true crime stories that is almost too good to be true. Wealthy, Irish Jim Sullivan owned a liquor distributorship in Macon, Georgia. He became infatuated with Lita McClinton, who was a member of Atlanta's elite. They soon married and her life turned into a living hell.

Sullivan sold his liquor distributorship and the couple moved into a fabulous mansion on the Atlantic Ocean in Palm Beach. Lita's life was unhappy, however. Jim constantly cheated on her and was a miser, in spite of his millions. Lita filed for divorce and Sullivan worried that she would get half of his fortune. Someone murdered Lita just days before she was to get her divorce from Jim. The Palm Beach Murder is the story of that murder and the attempts of the McClintock family and the police to bring Jim to justice. It would take over 15 years and it would include a manhunt across three continents.

There are a couple of negatives with this book. One is that author Marion Collins tends to use a lot of flowery, amateurish prose. The story is so compelling that the reader probably can overlook this shortcoming. The other problem is that the story stops before Sullivan's final trial; this is a major downer for the reader.

True crime fans will find that The Palm Beach Murder is great reading.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Bad man blunders., November 16, 2010
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Usually don't read true crime books but since I'm in it I gave it a try. Accurate and a fast read. The subject, James Sullivan, is really a despicable person.
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In just two days it would be July Fourth and no American was savoring his liberty more than James Sullivan, the Massachusetts-born millionaire whose face currently decorated walls in post offices from Maine to California. Read the first page
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interstate phone lines, temporary alimony, divorce trial, wrongful death suit
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Palm Beach, James Sullivan, Jim Sullivan, Casa Eleda, Brad Moores, Lita Sullivan, Fulton County, Crown Beverages, David Boone, Costa Rica, Judge Shoob, Marvin Marable, Bob Christenson, Fifth Amendment, Leonard Rogers, Marion Collins, New York, George Bissell, Jan Marlow, Uncle Frank, Howard Johnson, Richard Lubin, Tony Harwood, Don Samuels, Joel Weissman
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