An Almost Perfect Murder

An Almost Perfect Murder by King, Gary C.. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780786019335.

Kathy Marie Augustine was not out to make friends. In politics, she rose to the top by playing hardball - and pushing her way through the old boys network of the Nevada legislature, rising to the rank of State Controller. When she died, only a few people shed tears - including the man who killed her.Chaz Higgs was a former body-builder turned intensive care nurse who saw wealthy, sexy Kathy Augustine as his meal-ticker - until he couldnt stomach her domineering personality any longer. When Chaz decided hed had enough, he chose a poison that would leave no evidence behind.The death of a nationally-known politician made headlines, but one slip of the tongue came to the attention of a determined Nevada detective. Now, true-crime master Gary C. King takes us into the extraordinary life and death of a famously ambitious woman politician, behind the scenes of the investigation that unearthed stocking secrets, and into the heart and mind of a man who nearly got away with the perfect crime.