Evidence of Love Evidence of Love

Evidence of Love

A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs

    • 4.3 • 200 Ratings
    • $8.99
    • $8.99

Publisher Description

The “fascinating” true story behind the HBO Max and Hulu series about Texas housewife Candy Montgomery and the bizarre murder that shocked a community (Los Angeles Times Book Review).

Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore had a lot in common: They sang together in the Methodist church choir, their daughters were best friends, and their husbands had good jobs working for technology companies in the north Dallas suburbs known as Silicon Prairie. But beneath the placid surface of their seemingly perfect lives, both women simmered with unspoken frustrations and unanswered desires.

On a hot summer day in 1980, the secret passions and jealousies that linked Candy and Betty exploded into murderous rage. What happened next is usually the stuff of fiction. But the bizarre and terrible act of violence that occurred in Betty’s utility room that morning was all too real.

Based on exclusive interviews with the Gore and Montgomery families, Edgar Award finalist Evidence of Love is the “superbly written” account of a gruesome tragedy and the trial that made national headlines when the defendant entered the most unexpected of pleas: not guilty by reason of self-defense (Fort Worth Star-Telegram).

Adapted into the Emmy and Golden Globe Award–winning television movie A Killing in a Small Town—as well as the new limited series Candy on Hulu and Love and Death on HBO Max—this chilling tale of sin and savagery will “fascinate true crime aficionados” (Kirkus Reviews).

GENRE
Nonfiction
RELEASED
2016
December 20
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
359
Pages
PUBLISHER
Open Road Media
SELLER
OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC
SIZE
4.4
MB

Customer Reviews

Robin Bodiford ,

abrupt ending Max better than book

I read this book because I watched "love and death" on max. The show is much better than the book which is unusual. nonetheless it was a good read. The ending it was abrupt.

Perky too ,

Evidence of Love

If this story was on a daytime soap you would have a hard time believing it. The fact that it actually happened is still pretty unbelievable. The authors do a fine job of presenting the characters and the events in an order you don’t find in many true mysteries/murders. I can see why it was an Edgar finalist.
I would give it 5 stars but I felt like there was too much background on places and characters that were not very important to the story. I read this one very quickly because it was definitely intriguing.

nznabahehwhshhhhh ,

Could not put it down.

This book is good!! I could not put it down.

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