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The Confessions of an American Black Widow (Confessions of Black Widow) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Gregg Olsen (Author) "IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FRESH START ..." (more)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Saint Martin's Press; Ed edition (31 Oct 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312965036
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312965037
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.7 x 2.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,165,905 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This is the story of Sharon Lynn Nelson, a preacher's wife, who couldn't get enough sex, enough money or enough of her lover, Gary Adams. Nelson convinced Adams to kill two of her three husbands in order to cash in on their insurance policies.

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"True-crime author Olsen tells how Sharon Nelson, a Colorado woman, had her lover Gary Adams murder two of her three husbands, one in 1983 and one in 1988. But more interesting than the crime itself is Olsen's portrait of Nelson as a brash, trashy, manipulative sexpot who believed that she was entitled to and got everything and everyone she wanted: even her confession, given freely to police in a Pizza Hut in 1988, was anything but contrite. Moreover, Olsen records the recollections of many community members who saw Nelson for what she was, yet seemed oblivious to the adultery, theft and murder under their noses. The narrative does skip around a little, which can be confusing, but watching Nelson as she almost gets away with murder will fascinate long after the last page. Photos not seen by PW. (June)"

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3.0 out of 5 stars Leaves a lot of unanswered questions????, 5 Jul 1998
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A fairly good true crime story, but leaves the reader with too many unanswered questions - what did the autopsy reports say, how was a 50 year old victim mistaken for a 30 year old, why was a months-old body well preserved, why did Sharon confess the first murder when she was being investigated for the second? Needs more forensic information to complete the story, but an enjoyable read, none the less.
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