To Die For (book)
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| Author(s) | Joyce Maynard |
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| Publisher | Signet |
| In this chilling novel of ruthless ambition and sexual obession, Joyce Maynard tells the shocking story of a young woman who seduced her sixteen-year old lover into committing the cold-blooded murder of her husband. Suzanne maretto is a beautiful, aspiring TV reporter, a golden girl with adoring parents, a loving husband and an insatiable drive for the kind of picture -perfect life you only see on television. When her husband is shot dead by her teenage boyfriend, Suzanne, with calculating grace, steps into the role of grieving widow for her television audience.… | |
In this chilling novel of ruthless ambition and sexual obession, Joyce Maynard tells the shocking story of a young woman who seduced her sixteen-year old lover into committing the cold-blooded murder of her husband. Suzanne maretto is a beautiful, aspiring TV reporter, a golden girl with adoring parents, a loving husband and an insatiable drive for the kind of picture -perfect life you only see on television. When her husband is shot dead by her teenage boyfriend, Suzanne, with calculating grace, steps into the role of grieving widow for her television audience. But few suspect her dark side. This chilling novel of sexual domination goes behind the mask of an apple-pie beauty to probe the sinister manipulation of a mesmerizing femme fatale.
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