Seduced by Madness: The True Story of the Susan Polk Murder Case

Seduced by Madness: The True Story of the Susan Polk Murder Case

A true crime account and analysis of a California housewife’s murder of her husband and the revealing trial that followed.In October 2002, Susan Polk, the soft-spoken mother of three teenage boys, was…

If you like book Seduced by Madness: The True Story of the Susan Polk Murder Case here is the list of books you may also like

Buy this book on Amazon

Similar books (20)

Sleep, My Child, Forever: The Riveting True Story of a Mother Who Murdered Her Own Children

The dark double life of Ellen Boehm, the St. Louis, Missouri, mother who murdered her two sons—and nearly killed her daughter.

Ellen Boehm, a single mom from St. Louis, Missouri, appeared devoted to h…
Buy this book on Amazon
Too Pretty to Live: The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee

Murder begins with the click of a button in this true crime story of Facebook, catfishing and deadly jealousy--as seen on Investigation Discovery.

Chris was a CIA agent worried for the safety of Jenell…
Buy this book on Amazon
A Death in California: A True Account of Love and Murder Among the Very Rich

A charismatic killer terrorizes a beautiful Los Angeles socialite in this dramatic saga of love, lies, and murder among the very rich

Hope Masters lived in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in B…
Buy this book on Amazon
"My Husband's Trying to Kill Me!": A True Story of Money, Marriage, and Murderous Intent

From an award-winning journalist, this “grippingly suspenseful true-crime tale details the foiling of a wealthy Texan’s plot to have his wife murdered” (Publishers Weekly).

To the world, Linda DeSilva’…
Buy this book on Amazon
Double Life: The Shattering Affair between Chief Judge Sol Wachtler and Socialite Joy Silverman

A “spellbinding” account of the New York judge who was brought down by prescription drugs, sexual obsession, and a shocking criminal conviction (Ann Rule). He was the top justice of New York’s highest…
Buy this book on Amazon
An Unfinished Canvas: A True Story of Love, Family, and Murder in Nashville

This true crime saga reveals the case of a missing Nashville woman, a husband on the run, and a rare cold case murder conviction.

Janet March had it all -- a corporate lawyer husband, two beautiful chi…
Buy this book on Amazon
The CBS Murders: A True Account of Greed and Violence in New York's Diamond District

Winner of the Edgar The gripping account of a gruesome mass murder in gritty 1980s New York and the relentless hunt for a coldblooded killer.

On a warm spring evening in 1982, thirty-seven-year-old …
Buy this book on Amazon
Son of a Grifter: The Twisted Tale of Sante and Kenny Kimes, the Most Notorious Con Artists in America: A Memoir By The Other Son

In 1988 a troubled young man and his flamboyant mother were arrested for murdering a wealthy widow in her New York City mansion. Suddenly, America was transfixed by a pair of real-life film noir chara…
Buy this book on Amazon
By Two and Two: The Scandalous Story of Twin Sisters Accused of a Shocking Crime of Passion

In “a solid account of what appears to be a shocking injustice” an award-winning journalist uncovers the bias that led to a woman’s conviction for murder (The New York Times).

When a prominent Alabama …
Buy this book on Amazon
"I'll Get You!" Drugs, Lies, and the Terrorizing of a PTA Mom

TRUE CRIME!PTA president Kelli Peters had a normal, happy life in Orange County, California, where she volunteered at her daughter's school, carpooled, and took care of her family. When a school paren…
Buy this book on Amazon
Deadly Goals: The True Story of an All-American Football Hero Who Stalked and Murdered

The story of a small town football hero whose obsession and steroid rage led to murder is revealed in “this fine true-crime tale” (Publishers Weekly). A star athlete with a winning smile, Pernell Je…
Buy this book on Amazon
Final Vows

An account of the murder of an ex-con's wife describes how an educated, religious woman met, fell in love with, and married a prison inmate, only to be murdered by him later. Original.
Buy this book on Amazon
A Dark and Bloody Ground: A True Story of Lust, Greed, and Murder in the Bluegrass State

An Edgar Award–winning author’s true crime account of a grisly string of killings in Kentucky—and the shocking spectacle of greed that followed.

Kentucky never deserved its Indian appellation “A Dark a…
Buy this book on Amazon
The Murder of Jennyann: A Shocking True Crime Story

Buy this book on Amazon
Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham

In this dramatic true account about the power of sensationalized crime, one woman’s case is exposed for its sexism, flagrant disregard for the truth, and, ultimately, the dangers posed by an unbridled…
Buy this book on Amazon
TOO MUCH

In TOO MUCH, a young woman embarks on a journey of self-discovery and resilience as she navigates the challenges of mental health, addiction, and systemic dysfunction within the demanding field of mil…
Buy this book on Amazon
Incident at Big Sky: The Inside Story of the Search for Two Savage Killers in Montana

Buy this book on Amazon
Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs

Edgar Award Finalist: The “sensational” true story of two desperate housewives and the killing that shocked a Texas community (Los Angeles Times Book Review).

Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore had a lot…
Buy this book on Amazon
Masquerade

Buy this book on Amazon
Exposed: The Secret Life of Jodi Arias

On June 9, 2008, the butchered body of Travis Alexander was found in his Mesa, Arizona home. The grisly nature of his death made instant headlines: with twenty-nine knife wounds, his throat slit, and …
Buy this book on Amazon