A Perfect Husband (Mass Market Paperback)

by Aphrodite Jones (Author)
Key Phrases: blow poke, contact stains, red neurons, Michael Peterson, Kathleen Peterson, David Rudolf (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"Thoughtful, compassionate, unsettling, and enlightening."

Product Description
"New York Times" best-selling true crime writer Aphrodite Jones chronicles the highly-publicised story of novelist Michael Peterson, who was convicted of first-degree murder for beating his wife to death in December 2001 in order to collect her life insurance.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle (August 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786016949
• ISBN-13: 978-0786016945
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #163,718 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.

14 of 17 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

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

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.

21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent true-crime read., October 31, 2004

By	F. Radisky "pacificfaith" (Monterey, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a compellingly written story of the trial & conviction of Michael Peterson for the murder of his wife Kathleen. I have to admit to reading with amusement the comments submitted to Amazon by Michael Peterson's fans & friends regarding this book. So, what are the odds of 2 women dying in exactly the same way, (with similar pitchfork-like injuries to the skull, as well as numerous other injuries from "falling down a stairway")? Though I cannot give the odds, I would have to believe it woud be close to impossible. And, Oh gee, look what they both have in common: an intimate relationship with Micheal Peterson, and oh yes, he was also the last to see both of them alive. The only thing I didn't get about this book was: Why the death of the mother of Martha & Margaret? Though Michael Peterson took control of the two orphaned girl's lives through his guardianship of them, I did not get the idea that there was a financial gain in it for him. Maybe the death of Elizabeth was a crime of passion (2nd degree murder), but it seemed to have worked so well the first time, that he thought he could get away with it again. This is the first time I have read the books of Aphrodite Jones and her style is different from others I have read: (I couldn't help but be amused at the concept that it was Kathleen's fault that the romance had "slipped away" from her marriage, especially given the fact that her husband was both homosexual & homicidal!) but I wholeheartedly recommend this book to true-crime fans. It is a page-turner.