A Taste For Murder

This book has a few triggers, so consider this your warning

When a perfectly healthy man drops dead, the police and medical examiner are baffled. What could have caused this man to die? His wife is convinced he was murdered, and she is going to do everything she can to help the police figure out what happened..

Angie Rodriguez is convinced that someone killed her husband. She is no stranger to death, having lost an infant daughter years earlier, been through several marriages (all divorces), and lived a life that would make most cringe. She carefully lays out her story, sobbing at all the right moments, helping police along in their investigation. At first, there is nothing suspicious about it, but the longer the medical examiner takes in determining the cause of death, the longer it takes for the insurance payout to happen.
Carefully, she walks them through what happened, pointing out possible people that might have it out for her husband, and then waits. She makes a point to continually keep in touch with the police, wanting to know what is going on - and it is not long before the suspicion of the crime falls onto her - and the police are determined to bring her to justice.

Thus begins a game of cat and mouse, where the mouse is unaware that they are within the sights of the police, until the very end. It was a complicated and carefully thought out crime. The aftermath was almost as well orchestrated, until Angie overplayed her hand.

This was a book that is going to keep you riveted from the very beginning. The senselessness of the crime, as well as the absolute disdain of the person who committed it - just leaves you speechless at times. I found that I bounced between pity and anger, horror and then just complete amazement at the audacity of a killer. What happens on TV is never what happens in real life - and thankfully Angie was caught before she could hurt too many more people.
For the lovers of true crime, this is one story that will not leave you disappointed!