Melanie (Slate) McGuire was born in 1972 in New Jersey. She attended college, double majoring in Math and Psychology before obtaining her nursing degree. She married William McGuire in 1999. The couple had two children, and decided to move from their apartment to a house. At the time, she was working as a nurse at a fertility clinic, and he was a computer programmer. They found a house and started the home buying process, but unfortunately were never able to move into it. Melanie wound up murdering her husband in April 2004.  I do not want to spoil the book going into her reasoning, the trial, or anything else that happened, but this was a wild story. It was apparently featured in People Magazine and on several crime shows, but I do not recall seeing it when it happened. 

John Glatt is one of my favorite crime writers, so I enjoyed this book. It is currently available on Audible Plus to listen to for free, and I believe it was a seven hour listen. His research was well done, and his ability to convey tragic and horrific information in a way that is not disrespectful to any surviving family members. If you like true crime, I would highly recommend checking out some of this author's  work.