New Book for Review: True Crime Thriller ‘Poisoned Love’ by Caitlin Rother

Poisoned Love Caitlin Rother will be touring Dec. 5 – 16 2011 with her true crime thriller, Poisoned Love.

Kristin Rossum had everything going for her: Beauty, brains, youth, and the start of a brilliant career in toxicology. But 24-year-old Rossum, the daughter of two accomplished academics from Claremont, California, was torn between three relationships: one with her husband, who was found not breathing with red rose petals sprinkled over his body; one with her married boss; and one with crystal methamphetamine, an old friend with whom she had become reacquainted. In Poisoned Love, Pulitzer-nominated journalist Caitlin Rother tells the story behind the “American Beauty murder,” a cautionary tale that illustrates how an obsession for passion, a fatal attraction to crystal meth and easy access to dangerous narcotics can devastate not just one life, but many others in the process. This book explores the psychological aspects of this complex case, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the investigation and major players that the public never got from the mainstream media. The 496-page book reveals e-mails, diary entries, letters and other court evidence that lend insights into Rossum’s character, as well as details about her latest appeal, which raise forensic questions that have gotten traction in the courts and could get her conviction a second look.

You can visit the author’s website at www.caitlinrother.com.

If you would like to review Poisoned Love, please fill out the form below or email Dorothy Thompson at thewriterslife(at)gmail.com. Please mention which date would work for you.  Deadline for inquiries end November 25 or until the tour is filled. Thank you!


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