Fatal Romance (St Martin's true crime library) Book

Nancy Richards was a young, beautiful speechwriter when she met Jeremy Akers, a decorated war hero and environmental lawyer. Nancy was immediately taken with the daredevil adventurer, and it wasn't long before their intense courtship led to a whirlwind marriage and children. Discovering she had a talent for penning historical romance novels, Nancy found fame as a bestselling author. But Nancy's life was far from the happily-ever-after romances she wrote... Nancy's friends alleged that behind the doors of the couple's home in one of Washington, D.C.'s most exclusive neighborhoods, she suffered repeated abuse at the hands of her husband. They also said that Nancy had told them Jeremy was resentful of her success and growing independence, and his beatings soon escalated into death threats. Torn between being forced to give up her kids and risking her life by remaining with Jeremy, Nancy moved into a one-bedroom basement apartment with a young male friend. After several pleas to visit the children, Akers finally allowed Nancy to take them on an outing. And just when she dared to hope that the worst was over, Jeremy shot her twice in the back of the head, killing her in front of their two youngest children. He then drove to the Vietnam War Memorial, where he killed himself with a shotgun. Fatal Romance is the shocking true story of the romance novelist who dreamed of the happiness she wrote of-only to die at the hands of the man she loved...AUTHORBIO: Ms. Pulitzer is a former Long Island correspondent for the Metro section of The New York Times and a writer for the paper's Sunday Long Island section. She has reported on some of New York's most notorious cases: the Amy Fisher/Joey Buttafuoco story; the disappearance and search for ten-year-old Katie Beers; the Long Island Railroad massacre; the downing of TWA Flight 800; and the arrest and subsequent trial of New York State's infamous serial killer Joel Rifkin. Her coverage case of the Rifkin case inspired Crossing the Line: The True Story of Long Island Serial Killer Joel Rifkin written with journalist Joan Swirsky and published in 1994 by the Berkley Publishing Group. She is also the author of Crime on Deadline, Police Reporters Tell Their Most Unforgettable Stories, A Woman Scorned, The Shocking Real Life Case of Billionairess Killer Susan Cummings.Read More