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Nanette Johnston Packard, a sexy divorcee, liked to meet men at the gym and through personal ads. Soon after she began dating millionaire Bill McLaughlin, he moved her and her kids into his bay-front home in Newport Beach. But one man was never enough for Nanette . . .
Eric Naposki, her NFL linebacker lover, fulfilled Nanette's wilder cravings. Together they schemed to make her fiancé's fortune their own. When McLaughlin was gunned down, authorities had suspicions—but no proof. Pulitzer-nominated writer Caitlin Rother explores this chilling story of a woman who seemed to have it all—until justice finally had its day.
"Rother has written another 'ripped from the headlines' page-turner."
—Library Journal
"Riveting . . . an emotional and gripping tale from beginning to end."
—Aphrodite Jones, New York Times bestselling author
"Rother gets to the heart of a very compelling story, with an eye for detail. A must-read for true crime fans."
—Robert Scott, New York Times bestselling author of Shattered Innocence
"Caitlin Rother hooks you from the prologue on."
—Suzy Spencer, New York Times bestselling author of Wasted and Secret Sex Lives
Includes dramatic photos
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Release date
January 7, 2014 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780786032563
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780786032563
- File size: 1476 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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March 1, 2014
Rother (Dead Reckoning; Poisoned Love; Where Hope Begins) has written another "ripped from the headlines" page-turner. This is the story of narcissistic divorcee Nanette Johnston Packard, who was recently convicted along with her boyfriend, NFL linebacker Eric Naposki, of the 1994 murder of her other boyfriend (and fiance) millionaire Bill McLaughlin. Packard was constantly on the lookout for ways to make money--usually by having someone like McLaughlin "take care of her." In fact, she and McLaughlin became an item after he answered her personal ad seeking "wealthy men only." The murder investigation went cold as the case was mostly circumstantial. Rother covers the lives (and loves) of Packard and Naposki, their trials, and jailhouse interviews with Naposki. The author never strays into salacious melodrama but does include an occasional sarcastic zinger that will amuse readers, e.g., wondering why Packard would bother to earn her GED after claiming she was high school valedictorian. Although Rother is (understandably) empathetic to the McLaughlin family, her portrayal of the McLaughlins, Packard and her family, and Naposki and his family is journalistic and thorough. VERDICT This title is sure to be popular. Purchase for public libraries with large true crime collections.--Karen Sandlin Silverman, Scarborough H.S. Lib., ME
Copyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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