Cruel Death

Name: Cruel Death
ISBN: 9780786019328

Mass Market

M. William Phelps

Kensington · Paperback · July 1, 2009

In this disturbing modern-day "Bonnie and Clyde" story of insanity, greed, sex, and murder, Erika Sifrit and her Navy SEAL husband rob, murder, and dismember two vacationers in Ocean City, Maryland.

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Who it’s for: A true-crime read with a stage-managed pace and a familiar authorial hand.
Genres: Murder & Homicide, Criminals & Outlaws
Published: Kensington, July 1, 2009

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In this disturbing modern-day "Bonnie and Clyde" story of insanity, greed, sex, and murder, Erika Sifrit and her Navy SEAL husband rob, murder, and dismember two vacationers in Ocean City, Maryland. Original. Read more

Stage-Managed Tension

A true-crime read with a stage-managed pace and a familiar authorial hand.

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performance / staging framing
author-following true crime

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case-driven tension
clean, unsentimental crime-fiction overlap

Where it sits

Murder & Homicide	89%
Criminals & Outlaws	45%

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Murder & Homicide

Authors: M. William Phelps
Publisher: Kensington
Published: July 1, 2009
Format: Paperback
Reading lane: Murder & Homicide