This was a good true crime book though it was way drawn out as it took more than half of the book to figure out who committed the crime.

Lieth and Bonnie Von Stein seemed to have it all and were living the good life until one terror stricken night when they were attacked in their bed. Lieth passes away from his injuries and Bonnie survives the attack but just barely.

What starts out as a total mystery to the police ends up being something beyond everyone's wildest dreams when the attack seems to lead back to the Von Steins son, Chris and some friends from college who were heavily involved in Dungeons and Dragons.

The whole attack centered around huge life insurance policies that were on both parents as the only ones to benefit from their deaths would be their two children, Chris and Angela.

The book was very slow as the author covered every aspect of the police trying to figure out who was behind the attack which that took up almost three quarters of the book. Only the last few chapters is it revealed who was involved in the attack and how they were brought to justice. Giving this one three stars. ( )

This is an informative, factual account of a world famous case. I was really young when this happened and I knew a little of what had happened but not the whole story. I can't say I feel better for the knowing of it. :/ ( )

Good book, good writer, good narrator... quite the convoluted story... and incrediblylong. After a while I just wanted the "short version" because of how messy it was. But still, I recommend as a true crime story; just realize that it will be a lot of turns and twists and no easy outs and you're in it for a long haul. ( )

Link to full review below! This could have been good...sadly it turned into a family tree for all people even tangentially connected in any way to anyone who was at one point possibly related to this crime. So, maybe in total, about 1/4 of this book is good and worthwhile. The rest is a total waste of time...See full review on The Book Disciple ( )

Great book!!! Lots of details. I love the way that the author introduces us to each character and we get to know that character intimately. While this is true crime, and everything that is told is true, it captivated me. I couldn't stop listening. ( )