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Before He Wakes: A True Story of Money, Marriage, Sex and Murder
Before He Wakes A True Story of Money Marriage Sex and Murder
Author: Jerry Bledsoe
ISBN-13: 9781626819504
ISBN-10: 1626819505
Publication Date: 5/20/2014
Pages: 324
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Publisher: Diversion Books
Book Type: Paperback
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True crime shocker again about what seems to be normal, family people next door and their shocking crimes. This one is a good investigative read. Very engrossing.
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Takes place in Durham, NC. back cover--When she "accidentally" shot her husband, the police were inclined to believe her--until they found out that ten years earlier her first husband had died in a strangely similar way.
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Barbara Stager appeared to be a devoted mother, loving wife and dedicated church leader. When she "accidentally" shot her husband, a popular high school coach, the police were inclined to believe her until they found out that ten years earlier her first husband had died in a similar way. Detective Rick Buchanan's relentless investigations into Stager's life revealed a stunning vortex of compulsive lying, obsessive spending and sexual promiscuity.

"Superb, top-flight...a suspenseful saga of murder, sex and subterfuge and a long hard search for justice." -- Bookpage
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Jerry Bledsoe writes some of the best true crime stories out there. He knows which details to expound on and knows how to bring the various characters to life. This is the true story of Barbara Stager; a woman, who out of her greed, murdered 2 husbands and almost got away with it.
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If your favorite neighbor's husband suddenly died from an "accidental" shot to his head would you believe she did it? Especially if she was a devoted mother, loving wife, and dedicated church leader? What if you found out that she'd had a husband before this one and by chance he died of the same "accident"? Would you believe her now? Detective Rick Buchanan is investigating Barbara Stager's life and has revealed a spiders web of lust and lies. A true story of a woman's image undone by: herself.
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True crime, non fiction, wife "accidently" shoots to death two husbands. Pictures included,
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Fascinating, a real page turner!
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Excellent true crime story. Good author. If you like true crime, as I do, you'll love this book; Well researched, well written and no profanity.
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This is a true-crime book, that is, based on a true life story, including photos of persons involved. The story is so engrossing to make it feel like it can only be a work of fiction; to know there are people such as the 'villain' of this story is very disturbing to me. This author has written other true-crime books, and I'm torn between wanting to read them because they are well-written and engrossing and not wanting to read them because I don't necessarily want to know that these kinds of people exist in my world.

I would highly recommend this book based on the writing skills.
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Great book, definitely recommend.
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This is a really good book!!! A real page turner.