A Woman Scorned: The Shocking Real-Life Case of Billionairess Killer Susan Cummings (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
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Book Overview
Rich, beautiful, deadly... Billionairess Susan Cummings was very rich, even by the exalted standards of Virginia horse country. Shy and single, she used just two rooms of her huge mansion and slept with a .357 Magnum under her pillow. Some people called her haughty. Others said she was strangely obsessive, eccentric, and emotionless, with a strong distrust of people. Her lover, Roberto, an Argentinian polo player with an eye for wealthy women, was undoubtedly handsome and possessive...and he was also cheating on her. But police, answering a mysterious 911 call, saw him only as a bullet-riddled corpse. Telling of escalating abuse, Susan displayed the blood running freely from knife wounds on her arm, and said she shot him in self-defense. Yet police had their doubts: claiming that Roberto had been dead so long, the pool of "his" blood looked like sticky red Jell-O... Now, in a harrowing true tale of secrets, obsession and betrayal, top crime writer Lisa Pulitzer reveals the uncensored truth about a privileged world where ordinary rules don't apply...where a shocking crime rattled the sprawling playground of the wealthy elite...and where money can buy "almost" everything... With eight pages of startling photos
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0312968337
ISBN13:9780312968335
Release Date:January 2004
Publisher:St. Martin's True Crime
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.33 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Worst writing I have ever encountered.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 7 years ago
The writing is a torture to read. This woman puts all these details in every sentence. It's difficult to know what is going on. I decided to skim and go for the dialogue. I will never read a book by Lisa Pulitzer after this.
incredible story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
A Woman Scorned is an incredible example of how money and power really can buy justice. It is unfortunate that the jury in the case did not pay close attention to the evidence presented by the young prosecutor, and the police witnesses who did a fine job of investigating the case. I especially liked Sherriff Higgs and his team of investigators. They seemed like real people, doing an important job. All in all, I enjoyed reading the book. The story was presented in a dramatic and interesting fashion, and gave insight into the quiet, rural towns of Virginia horse country and the people who enjoy life there.
A shocking page-turner...so many twists and turns!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I cannot put this book down. Lisa Pulitzer knows how to grab readers and reign them in! What a wild ride! "A Woman Scorned" not only provides insight into the deadly relationship between Susan Cummings and Roberto Villegas, but it also provides the reader with a glimpse of the ultra-exclusive area of Virginia horse country.
A page turner!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Interesting story. Author does a good job of creating suspense. Very descriptive. Makes you feel as though you are there. The section on Susan's father is very interesting. Well worth the six dollars..
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