Synopses & Reviews
Catherine Crier has been covering the Peterson case since Laci Peterson
disappeared from her home on December 24, 2002. Crier, a former judge and
one of television's most popular legal analysts, was among the first to
question the behavior of Laci's husband, Scott Peterson. And with her
network of journalistic sources, Crier was soon able to penetrate the core
of the police investigation that followed gaining access to a huge and
revealing body of previously unseen police reports, transcripts of recorded
conversations, photographic evidence, and other exclusive materials. Drawing
on these resources and extensive interviews with key witnesses and lead
investigators Crier has written this astonishingly detailed and intimate
look at the most notorious murder case since O. J. Simpson.
Among the revelations in A Deadly Game:
- Dozens of actual conversations involving Scott, Amber Frey, the police,
and his family, friends, and others filled with Scott's chilling and
incriminating behavior.
- The most complete account ever of Scott's lies and manipulation in
the words of those who knew him best.
- Accounts of Scott's womanizing from his conquests themselves
including the woman he was dating just before Laci, and two of his
mistresses before Amber
- How Laci's mother confronted Scott with furious accusations while
his own mother privately urged him to "deny, deny, deny"
- How swift police work may have saved the case in the first twenty-four
hours
- The untold story of how Amber maintained contact with Scott without
informing police, and was briefly considered a suspect
- How Scott bragged to two different witnesses about how to kill someone
- Many never-before-seen police photos, documents, and evidence files
Thoroughly engrossing yet highly disturbing,
A Deadly Game is the definitive
account of a murder that left an indelible stain on the American psyche.
Synopsis
A riveting read, and an important story well told. No one knows the criminal justice system better than Catherine Crier, and
A Deadly Game offers a brilliant and insightful analysis of the Scott Peterson murder investigation.
As a prosecutor, judge, and national television journalist, Catherine has the perfect perspective to tell this chilling story in all its detail for the first time. Filled with newsbreaking revelations the definitive journalistic account of the Laci Peterson murder investigation . . . and of the sociopathic Scott Peterson's journey from philandering to murder to Death Row.
Catherine Crier, a former judge and one of television's most popular legal analysts, was among the first to question the behavior of Laci's husband, Scott Peterson. And with her network of journalistic sources, Crier gained access to a huge and revealing body of police reports, wiretap transcripts of unreported conversations of Scott's, photographic evidence, and other exclusive material.
Synopsis
Filled with newsbreaking revelations – the definitive journalistic account of the Laci Peterson murder investigation . . . and of the sociopathic Scott Peterson's journey from philandering to murder to Death Row.
Catherine Crier has been covering the Peterson case since Laci Peterson was first reported missing from her home on 24 December 2002. Crier, a former judge and one of television's most popular legal analysts, was among the first to question the behaviour of Laci's husband, Scott Peterson. And with her network of journalistic sources, Crier was soon able to penetrate the core of the police investigation that followed – gaining access to a huge and revealing body of police reports, wiretap transcripts of unreported conversations of Scott's, photographic evidence, and other exclusive materials. Drawing on these resources – and on extensive interviews with key witnesses and both of the lead investigators on the case – Crier has written this astonishingly detailed and intimate look at the most unforgettable murder case in America since that of O.J. Simpson.
Thoroughly engrossing yet highly disturbing, Catherine Crier's A Deadly Game will make news – and create an indelible portrait of a sociopathic killer.
About the Author
Catherine Crier is the host of Court TV's Catherine Crier Live. A distinguished attorney, legal analyst, and the youngest state judge ever to be elected in Texas, Crier has received an Emmy Award for investigative journalism and the DuPont-Columbia Journalism Award. Also the author of the New York Times bestsellers A Deadly Game and The Case Against Lawyers, Crier lives in Westchester County, New York.