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Book Review of Lethal Guardian

Lethal Guardian
Lethal Guardian
Author: M. William Phelps
Genre: Nonfiction
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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"A real estate lawyer in Connecticut's moneyed seaside communities,Beth Ann Carpenter,30,had beauty,brains and success. But she wanted more-namely guardianship of her 2yr old niece,Rebecca,daughter of Beth's estranged sister,Kim.When Kim married Anson"Buzz" Clinton,28, a former male exotic dancer deemed an unsuitable guardian by the Carpenter family,Beth Ann becaome obsessed with the idea that only his death could ensure that she and her parents would get custody of the child.On March 10,1994, along a lonely stretch of road, Clinton was shot five times. His body discovered by passing motorists...........the aftermath of this brutal crime would set investigators and prosecutors on a long and twisted path strewn with lies,treachery, and deceit tht would cross the Atlantic Ocean before finally bringing justice home.