Fatal Vision - by Joe McGinniss (Paperback)

About the Book

"Including the 1985 afterward and the 1989 epilogue."

Book Synopsis

The electrifying true crime story of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the handsome, Princeton-educated physician convicted of savagely slaying his young pregnant wife and two small children--murders he vehemently denies committing....

"Chilling. . . . A haunting resurrection of Crime and Punishment."--Time

Bestselling author Joe McGinniss chronicles every aspect of this horrifying and intricate crime and probes the life and psyche of the magnetic, all-American Jeffrey MacDonald--a golden boy who seemed destined to have it all. The result is a penetration to the heart of darkness that enshrouded one of the most complex criminal cases ever to capture the attention of the American public. It is a haunting, stunningly suspenseful work that no reader will be able to forget.

Includes a Special Epilogue by the author

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD

Review Quotes

Praise for Fatal Vision

"A provocative, dramatic investigatory saga...filled with insight and amazement."--Los Angeles Times

"This is the real thing...A terrific book that will keep you up until two in the morning."--Chicago Tribune

"Chilling...A haunting resurrection of Crime and Punishment."--Time

"A compelling, memorable story, effectively told."--The New York Times Book Review

"Need not be compared to In Cold Blood and Executioner's Song...Fatal Vision stands successfully on its own...a book of sweep and power."--Miami Herald

About the Author

Joe McGinniss (1942-2014) was an American journalist, nonfiction writer, and novelist. He first came to prominence with the bestselling The Selling of the President, which described the marketing of then-presidential candidate Richard Nixon. It spent more than six months on bestseller lists. He is popularly known for his trilogy of bestselling true crime books--Fatal Vision, Blind Faith, and Cruel Doubt--which were adapted into several TV miniseries and movies. Over the course of forty years, McGinniss published twelve books.