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Blind Faith
Blind Faith
Author: Joe McGinniss
The truth behind the murder of Maria Marshall, the role played by her husband, and the effect upon their three sons is revealed in a real-life story marked by gambling, drugs, debt, and infidelity.
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ISBN-13: 9780399133527
ISBN-10: 0399133526
Publication Date: 1/17/1989
Pages: 381
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 20 ratings
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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reviewed Blind Faith on + 94 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This is one of the saddest true crime books I've read. A storybook, upscale family is destroyed when the father, who lives beyond his means decides to hire someone to kill his beautiful wife. He has a mistress, of course, and there is a million plus life insurance policy on his wife. However, he is so egotistical that he believes his three sons, as well as the community, will support him without question even though evidence against him is overwhelming. His sons did stand behind him during the trial, where he was sentenced to death. The story of the two older boys slowly facing the truth about their father is heartbreaking, as is the fact that the youngest continued to cling to the 'blind faith' he had in his father.
jaylou avatar reviewed Blind Faith on + 40 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Thrilling and full of getcha parts. i loved this book. a great read
skywaywaver avatar reviewed Blind Faith on + 148 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
really interesting and sad story about a marriage gone VERY bad
i really liked it b/c it took place close to where i grew up
reviewed Blind Faith on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Excellent true story. If you like true crime stories...you"ll like this book.
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Helpful Score: 1
True crime. The Marshall family was picture perfect until the night the wife and mother was brutally murdered. The murder investigation revealed adultery, gambling. It's a fascinating story.
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miss-ellie avatar reviewed Blind Faith on + 4 more book reviews
Excellent book that keeps you guessing! Very good insite into family dynamics.
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GREAT read! Especially here on the East coast...when some evidence was found...
ilovedale3 avatar reviewed Blind Faith on + 524 more book reviews
The first true crime book I ever read (at it got me hooked on the genre)! This book is a shocking and sad story of a "perfect family" gone wrong. A great true crime read.


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