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Cruel Deception
Cruel Deception
Author: Gregg Olsen
In and out of hospitals since birth, angelic nine-month-old Morgan Reid finally succumbed to what appeared to be Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Morgan's Texas-born mother Tanya, a nurse and devoted wife, pulled up stakes with her grieving husband Jim, and moved on. It was the best way to put the past behind them. Until their son Michael, a boy wh...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312998035
ISBN-10: 0312998031
Publication Date: 3/1/2005
Pages: 336
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 49 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's True Crime
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 5
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Aqua avatar reviewed Cruel Deception on + 17 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
The book is about a mother who is suspected of "suffering" from Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. Tanya Reid, a nurse, was charged with murdering her infant daughter Morgan and authorities were afraid her son Michael would be next. 8 pages of photos.
reviewed Cruel Deception on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I read true crime books for the attorney & courtroom action. I rated this book an 7 for entertainment value & a 8 for attorney & courtroom action.
DustyShu avatar reviewed Cruel Deception on + 67 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
As long as Tanya was happy, everyone was safe. Behind the facade, Tanya was a very insecure person who needed to be the center of someone's attention. All the time. If not her husband or her family it would be someone in the medical profession. And she made sure that happened.
reviewed Cruel Deception on + 63 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
so well written i am requesting another of his books.
surfwidow avatar reviewed Cruel Deception on + 36 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is my first Gregg Olsen book, but definitely not my last. Well-written true crime account of a mother who has Manchausen Syndrome by Proxy, something I had not heard too much about. She was a bored homemaker who used her children to get attention from those around her by making them sick by deceptive means.
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reviewed Cruel Deception on + 16 more book reviews
I enjoyed this book from the first page to the last. Very well written, not drawn out or filled with a lot of useless history.
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Great book, very fast read. Somewhat disturbing at parts, but very well written.
korent avatar reviewed Cruel Deception on + 5 more book reviews
Couldnt put this book down and finished it in two days.


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