{"product_id":"a-deadly-secret-the-bizarre-and-chilling-story-of-robert-durst-paperback","title":"A Deadly Secret: The Bizarre and Chilling Story of Robert Durst - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatt Birkbeck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe subject of the HBO documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Jinx, \u003c\/i\u003econvicted murderer Robert Durst's story is as outrageous as it is horrifying. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, from the first reporter to access Durst's NYPD files, is the authoritative account of a decades-long criminal odyssey--the very book found in Durst's own apartment when it was searched by police.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When medical student Kathie Durst vanished in 1982, she was married to Robert Durst, son of a New York real estate magnate. Kathie's friends had reason to implicate her husband. They told police that Kathie lived in terror of Robert, and that she had uncovered incriminating financial evidence about him. But Durst's secrets went even deeper. For decades, Kathie's disappearance remained a mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen in 2001, Durst, an heir to an empire valued at two billion dollars, was arrested for shoplifting in Pennsylvania. When the police brought him in, they discovered that he was a suspect in the murder of Texas drifter Morris Black, whose dismembered remains were found floating in Galveston Bay, and that Durst was also wanted for questioning in the killing of his friend, Susan Burman, in Los Angeles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on interviews with family, friends, and acquaintances of Durst, law enforcement, and others involved in the case, \u003ci\u003eA Deadly Secret\u003c\/i\u003e is a cross-country odyssey of stolen IDs and multiple identities that raises baffling questions about one of the country's most prominent families--and one of its most elusive killers. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIncludes additional material not in the original Berkley edition and eight pages of photographs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Birkbeck\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning investigative journalist and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Don\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeconstructing Sammy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Child\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been featured in a host of publications including \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He has appeared on a variety of network and cable news programs, including CNN, ABC's \u003ci\u003e20\/20\u003c\/i\u003e, NBC, CBS, and Investigation Discovery, among others, and was celebrated by the\u003ci\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e for his \"killer leads, gripping kickers, and sensational descriptions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758968766752,"sku":"9781101987421","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/49c1ed5a599f1c26cbd2a4598a06d02d.webp?v=1780140186","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-deadly-secret-the-bizarre-and-chilling-story-of-robert-durst-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}