Synopses & Reviews
HE WAS A MULTIMILLIONAIRE…On October 22, 2001, handsome multimillionaire financier Ted Ammon was found bludgeoned to death in the magnificent East Hampton mansion hed built with his beautiful—and volatile—wife, Generosa. She stood to make millions, but it wasnt the money that made Teds friends suspicious: Generosa Ammon had a history of violent outbursts and bizarre obsessions.
BUT EVEN HIS WEALTH AND POWER…
A talented interior decorator, Generosa had fashioned a lavish lifestyle for her husband and their two children, divided between Fifth Avenue, the Long Island estate, and a manor house in England. But when Generosa discovered Ted had a mistress, her demons were unleashed…
COULDNT SAVE HIM…
She began a very public affair with Danny Pelosi, a strikingly handsome womanizer who was also her electrician. She called him her “tool belt guy.” But he was also an ex-con who was suspected of playing a pivotal role in Teds murder and the final destruction of a once-perfect family.
In Almost Paradise, New York Times bestselling author Kieran Crowley, who has covered the Ammon case from the time it broke, recreates the three tumultuous lives that intersected fatally in East Hampton that fall.
“Crowley writes in measured, albeit frightening terms, making no call, letting the facts and his investigative reporting speak for themselves.”
--Kirkus Reviews
Review
"An in-depth investigation...truly appalling all around: a story seemingly without goodness, except in the telling." --
Kirkus Reviews"A fast-paced account of the sordid circumstances surrounding the brutal October 2001 bludgeon murder of multimillionaire Ted Ammon." --Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
HE WAS A MULTIMILLIONAIRE...On October 22, 2001, handsome multimillionaire financier Ted Ammon was found bludgeoned to death in the magnificent East Hampton mansion he'd built with his beautiful--and volatile--wife, Generosa. She stood to make millions, but it wasn't the money that made Ted's friends suspicious: Generosa Ammon had a history of violent outbursts and bizarre obsessions.
BUT EVEN HIS WEALTH AND POWER...
A talented interior decorator, Generosa had fashioned a lavish lifestyle for her husband and their two children, divided between Fifth Avenue, the Long Island estate, and a manor house in England. But when Generosa discovered Ted had a mistress, her demons were unleashed...
COULDN'T SAVE HIM...
She began a very public affair with Danny Pelosi, a strikingly handsome womanizer who was also her electrician. She called him her "tool belt guy." But he was also an ex-con who was suspected of playing a pivotal role in Ted's murder and the final destruction of a once-perfect family.
In Almost Paradise, New York Times bestselling author Kieran Crowley, who has covered the Ammon case from the time it broke, recreates the three tumultuous lives that intersected fatally in East Hampton that fall.
About the Author
Kieran Crowley is the
New York Times bestselling author of
The Surgeon's Wife, and an award-winning reporter for the
New York Post. Crowley has covered hundreds of trials and thousands of murders, including the assassination of John Lennon, as well as the cases of Amy Fisher, Katie Beers, the Long Island Railroad Massacre, and serial killer Joel Rifkin.