M. William Phelps, a veteran true-crime writer, explores the 2004 Nashua, New Hampshire, murder of Jeanne Dominico by her 14-year-old daughter and her daughter's 18-year-old boyfriend. Once the early facts of the crime are reported, however, the details of the investigation (neighbors’ and townspeople's statements, police reports, suspect interrogations) become repetitious. Happily, J. Charles's narration provides the tension needed to keep listeners engaged. Charles sounds as if he's truly interested in what Billy Sullivan's unstable life was like before he met Nicole Kasinskas and what led her to assist him in her mother's brutal murder. Charles avoids using character voices yet still manages to convey the whiny, self-indulgent attitudes held by the overweight girl and the mentally shaky young man. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
A LIFE TAKEN
Jeanne Dominico's fiancé found her body on her kitchen floor. More than forty stab wounds and blows to her head with a blunt instrument had cut her life short. What monster had struck in the heart of a peaceful New England town?
A TRUST BETRAYED
Jeanne was a hard-working single mother. Nicole, her fourteen-year-old daughter was on the honor-roll and head over heels in love-with an eighteen-year-old man she'd known only through the Internet. Once the lovers met in person, Jeanne's motherly instincts sensed trouble. If only she'd known that the life in danger was her own.
IN THE NAME OF LOVE
With a history of psychological trouble and family misfortune, Billy Sullivan's obsessive and controlling power over Nicole contributed to the brutal slaying of her mother. But it was Nicole's stunning confession and guilty plea that led to Billy's sensational trial, where a sordid tale of love, loss, betrayal, and murder finally took a cold-blooded killer offline-and on line for justice.
“Phelps is a first-rate investigator.” -Dr. Michael M. Baden
A LIFE TAKEN
Jeanne Dominico's fiancé found her body on her kitchen floor. More than forty stab wounds and blows to her head with a blunt instrument had cut her life short. What monster had struck in the heart of a peaceful New England town?
A TRUST BETRAYED
Jeanne was a hard-working single mother. Nicole, her fourteen-year-old daughter was on the honor-roll and head over heels in love-with an eighteen-year-old man she'd known only through the Internet. Once the lovers met in person, Jeanne's motherly instincts sensed trouble. If only she'd known that the life in danger was her own.
IN THE NAME OF LOVE
With a history of psychological trouble and family misfortune, Billy Sullivan's obsessive and controlling power over Nicole contributed to the brutal slaying of her mother. But it was Nicole's stunning confession and guilty plea that led to Billy's sensational trial, where a sordid tale of love, loss, betrayal, and murder finally took a cold-blooded killer offline-and on line for justice.
“Phelps is a first-rate investigator.” -Dr. Michael M. Baden
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940169786767 |
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| Publisher: | Brilliance Audio |
| Publication date: | 12/04/2007 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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