This book has several cases centered in Oklahoma in it, but the one that was of the most interest to me was the one regarding Dennis Lee Hellar. Mr. Hellar plead guilty to poisoning his wife, Carol, for at least eight months by putting antifreeze into her food. The Hellars were only married a year before her death. She was terribly sick in the last few months of their marriage, and everyone knew it. In fact, she had made numerous trips to hospitals and doctors in those last few months. Nothing really helped her feel better, and during her last trip to the hospital, a suspicious doctor decided to check for poisoning...thereby cold busting her husband.

I requested this book from the library simply because of this case. I watched an episode of Forensic Files in which this case was discussed and this book mentioned. I have never read anything else by this author, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I thought the research was sufficient. The writing was sufficiently entertaining and factual. This was a pretty short book, just over 200 pages, so it was perfect to read in the pick up line this week.