Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The Deadly Confidante chronicles the chilling case of Robin Lee Row, a woman accused of setting her house on fire and causing the death of her husband and two young children. It also tells the agonizing story of Joan McHugh, Robin's friend, who wrestled with issues of trust, loyalty and the value of friendship in the face of incriminating evidence. The Deadly Confidante is the culmination of years of tireless research; the author skillfully compiled reports, court records, police interviews and in-depth research in retelling the story. Was Robin Lee Row a compassionate mother or was she a cold and calculating killer? A provocative, must read true-crime story with an unforgettable outcome.
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Customer Reviews
Superb! Nancy is a gifted researcher and writer. June 18, 2007
A. Housley (Seattle, WA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I could not put this book down. Nancy Poore is a superb writer who kept me glued. I had the pleasure to meet with Nancy at a book signing and learned about the huge amount of research and interviews she conducted in order to put this work together. And then she added her unique writing gifts to construct a book that I have recommended to others and have gifted several times.
Whether you're a true-crime or crime-fiction fan you'll enjoy this from beginning to end.
A page-turner May 22, 2007
Kristin Matthews
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book grabbed me from the moment I picked it up. Nancy Whitmore Poore definitely did her homework in depicting the chilling facts surrounding this tragic story, helping the reader get inside the mind of a sociopath and showing us the wreckage left behind for the trusting individuals that opened their hearts and homes to Robin Lee Row. An excellent read.
Mesmerizing May 17, 2007
C. R. Oldenburg
DEADLY CONFIDANTE was a mesmerizing read, as the characters involved in this tragic tale were depicted so well. We could appreciate the emotional aspects of the individuals through in-depth research by the author into each of the individual's pasts, day-to-day lives, and relationships with one another. This factual crime was riveting due to the research and writing of the author.
One Star Only Because I Can't Give Less May 10, 2007
David R. Moffatt (Eveleth, MN USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Badly written, loose on facts to the point of approaching fiction and completely unsupported by evidence to a degree that would be hilarious if it were not so tragic--what more can one say? Some may be looking for Robin Row's story, which has received little public space. But they won't find it here. The author was so careless in her research that some biographical details discussed in this book are not even attached to the right person!
This book appears to be the product of some sort of subsidy or vanity press. Certainly it does not merit the attention of anything better. Or the time of a reader seeking anything than to be confused.
Deadly Confidante December 11, 2005
K Wardwell (Darrington WA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found this book to be a compelling read, most difficult to put down. I had thought it would be bogged down in mundane details, but rather found it to be fascinating, albeit horrifying, as it built a most convincing case of brutal, cold-blooded, multiple murders.
The author ends with a chilling revelation indicating who might well have been destined to be the next victims if there had been no conviction.
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