Till murder do us part : true-crime thrillers /
James Patterson ; with Andrew Bourelle and Max Dilallo.
- First edition.
- 325 pages ; 22 cm
"As seen on ID, Investigation Discovery"--Title page. "The crimes in this book are 100% real. Certain elements of the stories, some scenes and dialogue, locations, names, and characters have been fictionalized, but these stories are about real people committing real crimes, with real, horrifying consequences." -- verso.
Till murder do us part / Ramp up to murder / James Patterson with Andrew Bourelle -- James Patterson with Max DiLallo.
A woman begins to suspect that her husband isn't actually who he says he is, and a teenager has her life upended during the hunt for a missing girl, in two true-crime stories. "Til Murder Do Us Part: Kathi Spiars can't believe she's found such a good man to marry as Stephen Marcum. But twelve years later, she starts to suspect that he isn't who he says he is. As she digs into his past, she doesn't realize that learning the truth will lead to a lifetime of fear and hiding." -- inside front jacket flap. "Ramp Up to Murder: Brandi McClain, a young beautiful teenager, moves to California from Arizona, to model and live with her new boyfriend, a professional skateboarder. But her perfect life is about to turn on its head. In San Diego, investigator Richard Castaneda hunts for a missing girl. It's a case that seems to plagued by dead ends. But once the truth emerges, it's more haunting than they could have imagined." -- inside front jacket flap.