Twisted Triangle: A Famous Crime Writer, a Lesbian Love Affair, and the FBI Husband's Violent Revenge

Author(s): Caitlin Rother

Biography | True Crime

'This book will haunt you. It will move you to look at some of the harsh realities of life in a new way. A powerful story-and masterfully written' - Aphrodite Jones best-selling author, "All She Wanted and Cruel Sacrifice". 'A harrowing tale of one woman's struggle to maintain a balance between being a mother, an FBI agent, and dealing with a corrupt husband also an FBI agent. A must-read' - Joseph D. Pistone aka Donnie Brasco. 'Hitchcock wishes he'd dreamed it up. Capote wishes he'd written it. Rother's mesmerizing narrative chronicles a wife's heroic struggle against great odds to survive her psychopathic husband's elaborate scheme to make her murder the perfect crime. This spellbinding tale offers an added treat-it's true' - Marcus Stern Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, "The Wrong Stuff: The Extraordinary Saga of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the Most Corrupt Congressman Ever Caught". 'This in-depth account brought back memories of a most bizarre case, proving once again that the truth can be stranger than fiction' - Paul B. Ebert Commonwealth's attorney, County of Prince William, Virginia.


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'This book will haunt you. It will move you to look at some of the harsh realities of life in a new way. A powerful story-and masterfully written' - Aphrodite Jones best-selling author, All She Wanted and Cruel Sacrifice.

'A harrowing tale of one woman's struggle to maintain a balance between being a mother, an FBI agent, and dealing with a corrupt husband also an FBI agent. A must-read' - Joseph D. Pistone aka Donnie Brasco.

'Hitchcock wishes he'd dreamed it up. Capote wishes he'd written it. Rother's mesmerizing narrative chronicles a wife's heroic struggle against great odds to survive her psychopathic husband's elaborate scheme to make her murder the perfect crime. This spellbinding tale offers an added treat-it's true' - Marcus Stern Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, The Wrong Stuff: The Extraordinary Saga of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the Most Corrupt Congressman Ever Caught.

'This in-depth account brought back memories of a most bizarre case, proving once again that the truth can be stranger than fiction' - Paul B. Ebert Commonwealth's attorney, County of Prince William, Virginia.

The Authors Caitlin Rother, a Pulitzer Prize nominated investigative journalist, is the author of Poisoned Love, the true story of the Kristin Rossum murder case, and the thriller Naked Addiction. Rother has written for Cosmopolitan, The Los Angeles Times, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The Los Angeles Daily News, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe.


John Hess, who provided research and firsthand observations for Ms. Rother, is a retired FBI supervisory agent and Quantico instructor of twenty-seven years. He is the author of Interviewing and Interrogation for Law Enforcement and coauthor of Writing for Law Enforcement.

Preface. Foreword (Margo Bennett). 1. Fighting Back. 2. Till Death Do Us Part. 3. Diamonds and Denial. 4. Uncomfortably Numb. 5. Prolonged Embraces. 6. The Divorce Battle Begins. 7. Abduction. 8. Mitigating Circumstances. 9. Paranoia. 10. The Main Event. 11. The Investigation: Gene's Plot Unfolds. 12. Prosecution: Crazy Like a Fox. 13. Defense: Incompetent Evil Ed. 14. Vindication. 15. Damage and Recovery. About the Authors. Index.

General Fields

  • : 9780470442517
  • : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
  • : John Wiley & Sons Ltd
  • : April 2009
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Caitlin Rother
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 364.1523092
  • : 304
  • : Illustrations, ports