{"product_id":"beautifully-cruel-9780786037285","title":"Beautifully Cruel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Phelps is the Harlan Coben of real-life thrillers.\" --Allison Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Iowa housewife Tracey Pittman Roberts seemed to have it all: natural beauty, three loving children, and a fairy tale second marriage to a wealthy businessman. But beneath the happy façade was a woman who used lies, manipulation, sex, ugly allegations, blackmail--and even murder--to serve her own selfish ends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On December 13, 2001, police rushed to Tracey's home after a shooting left her vulnerable young neighbor dead. Tracey claimed it was an act of self-defense. Nine gunshot wounds--and a decades-long trail of extortion, fabrication, fraud, and intimidation--said otherwise. Ten years after the crime, Tracey's case finally went to trial in an explosive courtroom showdown. In a searing exploration of the criminal mind, bestselling investigative journalist M. William Phelps traces the saga of a psychopath who hid in plain sight--until her wicked ways caught up with her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \"Phelps dares to tread where few others will: into the mind of a killer.\" --\u003ci\u003eTV Rage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \"Phelps is the king of true crime.\" --Lynda Hirsch, Creators Syndicate columnist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"One of our most engaging crime journalists.\" --Dr. Katherine Ramsland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cb\u003ePhelps treads dangerous ground like an Amazon jungle guide--fearless, compassionate, insightful.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e --Geoff Fitzpatrick, Executive Producer of \u003ci\u003eDark Minds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Anything by Phelps is an eye-opening experience.\" --\u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e INCLUDES 16 PAGES OF DRAMATIC PHOTOS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. William Phelps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pinnacle Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.70h x 4.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786037285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling investigative journalist and serial crime expert \u003cb\u003eM. William Phelps\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over thirty nonfiction books. Winner of the 2013 Excellence in Journalism Award, with over one million books in print, Phelps has appeared on over 100 television shows, including CBS's \u003ci\u003eEarly Show, \u003c\/i\u003e ABC's \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America, \u003c\/i\u003eNBC's \u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe View, \u003c\/i\u003e and many others. Phelps also created, produced and starred in the series \u003ci\u003eDark Minds; \u003c\/i\u003eand is one of the stars of \u003ci\u003eDeadly Women\u003c\/i\u003e and Oxygen's \u003ci\u003eSnapped\u003c\/i\u003e. Radio America calls him \"the nation's leading authority on the mind of the female murderer.\"\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Profiled in \u003ci\u003eWriter's Digest, Connecticut Magazine, NY Daily News, NY Post, Newsday, Suspense Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Hartford Courant, \u003c\/i\u003ePhelps also consulted on the first season of the Showtime cable television series \u003ci\u003eDexter\u003c\/i\u003e; he has\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewritten for\u003ci\u003e Connecticut Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eProvidence Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e and other major publications. Touched by tragedy himself, due to the unsolved murder of his sister-in-law, Phelps is able to enter the hearts and minds of his subjects like no one else. He lives in a small Connecticut farming community and can be reached at his author website, www.mwilliamphelps.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pinnacle Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43197305847923,"sku":"9.78079E+12","price":9.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_826dfd23-d2e8-4592-8ea8-ba5bbb1ca374.jpg?v=1752664738","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/beautifully-cruel-9780786037285","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}