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A Perfect Marraige...
Greg DeVillers was a top biotech executive, and Kristen Rossum was embarking on a career in toxicology at the San Diego Medical Examiner's office. They seemed to be happily married, living the American dream. But only months shy of their second anniversary, Kristen found her handsome husband dead from a drug overdose-his corpse sprinkled with rose petals. By his side was their wedding photo. The scene was reminiscent of American Beauty, one of Kristen's favorite movies. Authorities deemed it a suicide.
An Almost Perfect Murder...
Until they discovered that the rare poison found in Greg's body was the same poison missing from Kristen's office. Until they discovered the truth about Kristen's lurid affair, about her own long-time drug addiction, and about the personal and professional secrets she would kill to keep hidden-secrets that would ultimately expose the beautiful blonde as the deadly beauty she really was...
Deadly American Beauty
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An elicit affair, a murder made to look like a suicide, a beautiful black widow killer and a shocking trial make this a twisted and explosive true crime readers will love.
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A real-life case of sex, lies, and murder.DESCRIPTION: Greg deVillers, days away from his 26th birthday, lay dead on the floor of his La Jolla, California bedroom. It was like something out of the movie American Beauty: rose petals covered his chest, a wedding picture at his side and a love letter on the floor from his wife to another man. It seemed like suicide by a distraught husband. But police would soon begin to suspect his young, beautiful and sexy wife, Kristen Rossum, a toxicologist for the San Diego Medical Examiner's office, of murder.
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Praise for...
Internet Slavemaster
"A blockbuster...stomach-turning [and] detailed."--The Globe
"An exhaustive account....A creepy but mesmerizing read." Woman's Own
For I Have Sinned
"A shocking expose of clergymen who kill."-National Examiner
Evil Twins
"Fascinating reading."-Arizona Republic
The Royal House Of Monaco
"[Glatt] certainly comes through with the goods...recommended." -Library Journal
"A winner" -Kirkus Reviews
"How do you say 'juicy' in French?" -People Magazine
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Greg DeVillers was a top biotech executive, and Kristen Rossum was embarking on a career in toxicology at the San Diego Medical Examiner's office. They seemed to be happily married, living the American dream. But only months shy of their second anniversary, Kristen found her handsome husband dead from a drug overdose-his corpse sprinkled with rose petals. By his side was their wedding photo. The scene was reminiscent of American Beauty, one of Kristen's favorite movies. Authorities deemed it a suicide.
Until they discovered that the rare poison found in Greg's body was the same poison missing from Kristen's office. Until they discovered the truth about Kristen's lurid affair, about her own long-time drug addiction, and about the personal and professional secrets she would kill to keep hidden-secrets that would ultimately expose the beautiful blonde as the deadly beauty she really was...a Deadly American Beauty
About the Author
English-born John Glatt is the author of Lost and Found, Secrets in the Cellar, Playing with Fire, and many other bestselling books of true crime. He has more than 30 years of experience as an investigative journalist in England and America. Glatt left school at 16 and worked a variety of jobs—including tea boy and messenger—before joining a small weekly newspaper. He freelanced at several English newspapers, then in 1981 moved to New York, where he joined the staff for News Limited and freelanced for publications including Newsweek and the New York Post. His first book, a biography of Billy Graham, was published in 1981, and he published For I Have Sinned, his first book of true crime, in 1998. He has appeared on television and radio programs all over the world, including Dateline NBC, Fox News, A Current Affair, BBC World News, and A&E Biography. He and his wife Gail divide their time between New York City, the Catskill Mountains and London.