She Wanted It All
A True Story of Sex, Murder, and a Texas Millionaire
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 29, 2005
Trophy wife Celeste Beard wasn't satisfied with a luxurious lifestyle and her rich Austin media mogul husband's devotion -- so she took his life!
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- Who it’s for
- A true-crime case where wealth, desire, and murder converge.
- Themes
- Murder, Marital betrayal, Greed
- Genres
- Murder & Homicide, Criminals & Outlaws, Women's Lives
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Trophy wife Celeste Beard wasn't satisfied with a luxurious lifestyle and her rich Austin media mogul husband's devotion -- so she took his life! The wife: She wanted everything, but her husband stood in the way. The lesbian lover: A love-struck, middle-aged woman with a history of mental illness, she would do anything to set Celeste free. The beauty salon receptionist: Celeste hired her to tie up the loose ends ... in a second conspiracy to commit murder.
Marriage and Motive
A true-crime case where wealth, desire, and murder converge.
Come here for
- A troubling tangle of marriage, money, and accomplices
- The stark premise of two murder conspiracies
Expect
- An edgy account of intimate betrayal
- A case framed through the people drawn into it
Where it sits
| Murder & Homicide | 93% |
|---|---|
| Criminals & Outlaws | 49% |
| Women's Lives | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Political Lives
- Women's Lives
- Criminals & Outlaws
- Personal Memoirs
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- Lives in Law Enforcement
- Criminal Law
- Mental Health
- Murder & Homicide
- Authors
- Kathryn Casey
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 29, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Murder · Marital betrayal · Greed
- Reading lane
- Political Lives