From a fresh York Times–bestselling journalist: The storyplot of the murder of a California attorney at the hands of the lethally cunning wife he never doubted.

A wealthy and well-connected legal ace as well as the proud owner of a champion show horse, Larry McNabney had every reason to like his life. However when he disappeared in Sept 2001, his wife, Elisa, stated he became a member of a cult.

When Larry’s body was within a shallow grave three months later, Elisa had been gone. Inside a crimson convertible Jaguar, her brownish locks dyed blond, Mrs. McNabney was speeding toward a fresh existence in Florida—and a brand new identity.

Who was Elisa McNabney? Gorgeous, seductive, and ruthless, she had thirty-eight aliases and a rap sheet a mile long. Carlton Smith, coauthor of the real crime traditional The Search for the Green River Killer, reveals one surprising surprise after another with this harrowing story of broken vows and fatal betrayal.