From the New York Times bestselling author of Fatal Vision comes a shocking true account of murder, family secrets, and final justice.
One hot summer night in 1988, Bonnie Von Stein's second husband was murdered in their bed, Bonnie herself stabbed, beaten, and left for dead beside him. It looked like a brutal but tragically typical case: Von Stein was newly wealthy, and Bonnie's troubled son, Chris, seemed like the obvious suspect.
But Chris turned out to have an air-tight alibi, and new leads suggested the crime could be much more complex. The trail led to Chris' two strange new friends from college and a real-life enactment of a bizarre Dungeons and Dragons fantasy adventure—and it implicated Bonnie's teenage daughter as well.
In Cruel Doubt, Joe McGinniss probes the dark heart of family life and small-town North Carolina society to uncover a fascinating and terrifying story that is at once a chilling murder mystery, a tense courtroom drama, and a heartbreaking account of a mother forced to doubt her own children.
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"I love the twists and uncertainty in this book. I found myself really feeling sorry for Chris and could understand where he was coming from. The mom certainly had it rough and McGinniss does a great job relaying the story and really drawing you in. If you enjoyed Fatal Vision, you'll like this too!"
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Lori (4 out of 5 stars)