A Perfect Husband [Mass Market Paperback]

Aphrodite Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2007

- Cruel Sacrifice was a New York Times bestseller for more than three months.
- All She Wanted, Della's Web, and The Embrace were on the USA Today bestseller list.
- The Red Zone hit the New York Times extended hardcover nonfiction list at #29.
- Aphrodite Jones has appeared on Crime Files on MSNBC, The Today Show, The New Detectives on Discovery, America's Most Wanted, CNN Newsstand, and Fox News.
- Her articles have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The New York Post, The Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today.
- Jones's book, All She Wanted, was made into the critically acclaimed feature film, Boys Don't Cry.
- Includes 16 pages of revealing photos.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Thoughtful, compassionate, unsettling, and enlightening."

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786016949
• ISBN-13: 978-0786016945
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,017,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #68 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Nonfiction > Crime & Criminals > Criminology

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66 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Author doesn't research all her "facts.", January 5, 2005

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KimZ "KimZ" (Suwanee, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Perfect Husband (Mass Market Paperback)

I didn't finish reading this book. I stopped when she began referencing another crime (Rae Carruth's murder trial) and got most of the "facts" of that case incorrect. She jumps from one time period to another and back again. I noticed this in another book of hers that I read. I'll never waste another dime on anything she writes.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best book on this murder, December 5, 2007

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Patricia P. Downing "P Downing" (East Petersburg, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Perfect Husband (Mass Market Paperback)

There is a much better book concerning this murder ( and the first murder ) committed by Michael Peterson. It is "Written in Blood" by Diane Fanning, and it is by far the superior book. Much less confusing, much less meandering, Fanning's book manages to span the time frame between two similar crimes of women associated with Peterson.

Much more horrifying is the fact that the children of his first victim in Germany became his wards, and remained in his custody, loving him, the murderer of their mother.

I suggest that anyone confused or put off by this author's style pick up a copy of "Written in Blood." Everything is more cohesive and the spine prickles much more pronounced.

There will be no doubt in your mind that Peterson committed both murders. Evidently the courts agree with Diane Fanning, too, as Michael Peterson's final appeal against his life sentence was denied in 2007.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If you followed the trial...you will enjoy the book, December 28, 2004

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Miss Tibbs (Durham, NC) - See all my reviews

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If you followed the trial...you will enjoy the book but you might not learn a lot of new information. I found the writing style to be amateurish and felt that the author over-dramatized a lot of the content simply for effect but it is a one stop shop to get the story from start to finish.