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Deadly Confidante

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I found this book to be a compelling read, most difficult to put down. I had thought it would be bogged down in mundane details, but rather found it to be fascinating, albeit horrifying, as it built a most convincing case of brutal, cold-blooded, multiple murders.

The author ends with a chilling revelation indicating who might well have been destined to be the next victims if there had been no conviction.

I could not put this book down. Nancy Poore is a superb writer who kept me glued. I had the pleasure to meet with Nancy at a book signing and learned about the huge amount of research and interviews she conducted in order to put this work together. And then she added her unique writing gifts to construct a book that I have recommended to others and have gifted several times.

Whether you're a true-crime or crime-fiction fan you'll enjoy this from beginning to end.

This book grabbed me from the moment I picked it up. Nancy Whitmore Poore definitely did her homework in depicting the chilling facts surrounding this tragic story, helping the reader get inside the mind of a sociopath and showing us the wreckage left behind for the trusting individuals that opened their hearts and homes to Robin Lee Row. An excellent read.

DEADLY CONFIDANTE was a mesmerizing read, as the characters involved in this tragic tale were depicted so well. We could appreciate the emotional aspects of the individuals through in-depth research by the author into each of the individual's pasts, day-to-day lives, and relationships with one another. This factual crime was riveting due to the research and writing of the author.

My mother and I were the room mates (briefly mentioned in the book) who lived with Robin in CA when she killed her first little boy, Keith. My mother and I (I was about 2 when this happened) went out of town for a few days, and that's when the fire was set. Anyway, I grew up hearing about Keith, and how awful she felt that she had not saved him. We have both read the book, and from all that I've researched, and heard about throughout the years, the book is right on.

Excellent research, and very well written. I have met Robin Row since she has been incarcerated, and this is a completely accurate description of her, and her crime. She is a total socio/psycho-path. Unfortunately Idaho will never dispense the much needed "punishment to fit the crime" in this case.....so sad, because she deserves to die for what she did to her family, and the other kids that she killed.

This book is superb in every way. The author obviously went out of her way to be objective and obtain the correct details and facts. It won the BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD. They do NOT hand out these awards out freely to someone who writes a poor book. See that here:[...]
It is a true and horrifying outsider's view into heart of a sociopath's world. I could not put it down. It was an excellent read. If you love true crime stories, you will definitely love this book. I hope we get to read more great books from this author. It is a gem.

I'd read about these murders in our local newspaper, so thought it would be a boring rehash. Wow, was I wrong!!! I started reading & couldn't put it down. The author gets inside murderer Robin Row's head & gave me insight into her "con-man" anti-social mind. I was fascinated and horrified to learn that Robin Row had gotten away with murder before & left a long trail of arson, fraud and betrayals. Nancy Whitmore Poore has researched her subject well and gives a chillingly accurate portrayal of a cold-hearted murderer. A must read for anyone interested in true crime.

Badly written, loose on facts to the point of approaching fiction and completely unsupported by evidence to a degree that would be hilarious if it were not so tragic--what more can one say? Some may be looking for Robin Row's story, which has received little public space. But they won't find it here. The author was so careless in her research that some biographical details discussed in this book are not even attached to the right person!

This book appears to be the product of some sort of subsidy or vanity press. Certainly it does not merit the attention of anything better. Or the time of a reader seeking anything than to be confused.