
If I Can't Have You
Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Children
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · May 20, 2014
InIf I Can't Have You, bestselling author Gregg Olsen and co-author Rebecca Morris investigate one of the 21st Century's most puzzling disappearances and how it resulted in the murder of two children by their father.
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- Who it’s for
- A grim, propulsive true-crime read with Olsen’s familiar, relentless pull.
- Genres
- Abductions & Missing Persons, Murder & Homicide, Criminals & Outlaws
- Published
- St. Martin's Press, May 20, 2014
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InIf I Can't Have You, bestselling author Gregg Olsen and co-author Rebecca Morris investigate one of the 21st Century's most puzzling disappearances and how it resulted in the murder of two children by their father. Every once in a great while a genuine murder mystery unfolds before the eyes of the American public. The tragic story of Susan Powell and her murdered boys, Charlie and Braden, is the only case that rivals the Jon Benet Ramsey saga in the annals of true crime.
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When the pretty, blonde Utah mother went missing in December of 2009 the media was swept up in the story – with lenses and microphones trained on Susan's husband, Josh. He said he had no idea what happened to his young wife, and thathe and the boys had been camping in the middle of a snowstorm. Over the next three years bombshell by bombshell, the story would reveal more shocking secrets. Josh's father, Steve, who was sexually obsessed with Susan, would ultimately be convicted of unspeakable perversion. Josh's brother, Michael, would commit suicide. And in the most stunning event of them all, Josh Powell would murder his two little boys and kill himself with brutality beyond belief.
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A grim, propulsive true-crime read with Olsen’s familiar, relentless pull.
Come here for
- Gregg Olsen’s true-crime intensity
- A sustained, sink-in read
Expect
- Psychological pressure
- Case details over comfort
Where it sits
| Murder & Homicide | 69% |
|---|---|
| Abductions & Missing Persons | 57% |
| Criminals & Outlaws | 53% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Murder & Homicide
- Authors
- Gregg Olsen, Rebecca Morris, Laural Merlington
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- May 20, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Murder & Homicide