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She led an almost perfect life, and committed an almost perfect
crime. Barbara Stager appeared to be a devoted mother, loving wife,
and dedicated church leader in her Durham, North Carolina,
community. When she "accidentally" shot her husband, popular high
school coach Russ, the police were inclined to believe her-until
they found out ten years earlier her first husband had died in a
strangely similar way. Detective Rick Buchanan's relentless
investigations into Stager's life revealed a stunning vortex of
compulsive lying, obsessive spending, and sexual promiscuity. With
every shocking new discovery, more of Barbara's impeccable image
unraveled. But the greatest shock-a damning piece of evidence Russ
Stager left behind-revealed the nightmare truth about Barbara. New
York Times bestselling author Jerry Bledsoe takes us deep into one
of the most spellbinding cases of double life, lethal lust, and
almost perfect murder. "Mesmerizing... Barbara Stager is yet
another prime example of the fragile Southern female who will kill
her men as quick as kiss them, and I loved every page about her.
Bledsoe is one of a handful of natural-born true-crime writers."
-Ann Rule "A profile of evil... fascinating, absorbing and
gossipy." -Baltimore Sun "In the art of true-crime reportage, Jerry
Bledsoe is the best in the country. Combining a journalist's sense
of fact and detail with a storyteller's instinct for pace and plot,
BEFORE HE WAKES has he suspense of a novel." -Atlanta
Journal-Constitution "Jerry Bledsoe is one of the great chroniclers
of true crime... the grand master of Southern madness and murder."
-Sharyn McCrumb "Thanks to the fine-toothed-comb reporting of ace
crime journalist Bledsoe, there's no mistaking for fiction this
seemingly incredible tale of sex, greed, and murder." -Kirkus
Reviews "The success of Bledsoe's book lies in his thorough
reporting, objective writing, and thoughtful analysis of Barbara
Stager's character." -Charlotte Observer "World-class reporting at
its best... Barbara Stager is truly the church lady from hell,
sweet, pious, loving and lethal." -Edna Buchanan "Fascinating...
fast-paced suspense that puts me right in the courtroom and keeps
me on the edge of my bench." -Margaret Maron "Jerry Bledsoe is the
master of true crime, the conclusion to what Truman Capote began.
Three cheers for another stunning success." -Patricia Cornwell
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