Eye of the Beholder

The Almost Perfect Murder of Anchorwoman Diane Newton King

By: Lowell Cauffiel

Narrated by: Chris Abernathy

"A fascinating psychological study of an unrepentant murderer" from a New York Times best-selling author (Library Journal).

Battle Creek, Michigan, is famous as the birthplace of breakfast cereal, and the nearby suburb of Marshall is as wholesome as shredded wheat. Well-known for its colorful Victorian mansions, this stately slice of 19th-century Americana became infamous on a frigid night in February of 1991. Newscaster Diane Newton King was stepping out of her car, her children strapped into the backseat, when a sniper's bullet cut her down. The police assumed that the killer was her stalker - a crazed fan who had been terrorizing King for weeks. But as their investigation ground to a standstill, the police turned to another suspect - one much closer to home.

In this gripping retelling of the crime and its aftermath, journalist Lowell Cauffiel recreates the atmosphere of terror that marked King's last days, giving us a story of celebrity, obsession, and what it means to kill.

©1994 Lowell Cauffiel (P)2021 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Exhaustive but not exhausting

This guy can (could?) write! The book manages to keep multiple narratives in the air without confusing this reader. It’s 20 years old but still fresh and compelling. True Crime written by the best.

Maybe too detailed

I think the book is too detailed, too much of repetition, especially of the interviews, too much of narration trying to use local accents.

Interesting

I have mixed feeling on this case, did he or didn't he do it, why, he had so much more to lose then if she lived. I thought the author did their best to show both sides of the story. I was shocked to find out how Diane was as a person, I don't think she deserved to die but wow the things she said to the one woman and how she put her down is just amazing. I am guessing she treated her family the same way. I think Brad did it but then I think maybe not. I thought this was well written, not over the top with facts, no repeating of the facts. I really enjoyed it.

I thought the narrator was great, loved the emotions he gave his characters, at times he broke my heart with the emotion he gave them. There are no repeating of words, no volume changes, no background noise, it was a very clear audio that I got lost in. The narrator has a pleasant normal voice, great character voices. I really enjoyed listening to him.

Review

I thought this book well written and very interesting. Kept me interested throughout. Thanks for writing it

Can’t Take This guy’s voice!!

I keep getting distracted because he is so monotone!! Wanted to like this because I know this story, he sounds like a robot