Library Journal Review

McGinniss (Fatal Vision) has produced another page-turning true-crime blockbuster. This surreal story of successful investment banker Robert Kissel and his compulsive-shopper wife Nancy living the seemingly perfect "expat" life in Hong Kong with their three children features plenty of money, sex, and greed. In 2003, Nancy and the kids spent time in Vermont during the SARS scare in Hong Kong. Rob suspected that she was having an affair there with a stereo installer, which he confirmed via a hired detective. He ordered her and the kids back to Hong Kong and then suspected that Nancy was poisoning him. His body was found soon after. Nancy was tried and convicted of his murder in Hong Kong, where she awaits appeal. Family squabbles ensued over custody of the children and their $20 million trust fund. In a bizarre subsequent chapter to this story, Rob's brother Andrew was found murdered in his home shortly after his own wife and kids had moved out. McGinniss had access to many sources, including a confidante to both Robert and Nancy, several family members, and a private detective. While the book's title may refer to the Kissel family's approach to life, it could also be the cry of McGinniss fans who love his way with such stories. Destined for the best-seller list, this is highly recommended for public libraries. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 7/07; see also the Behind the Book on Never Enough, p. 72.]?Karen Sandlin Silverman, Ctr. for Applied Research, Philadelphia Copyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.