"Rother is the next Ann Rule." -Gregg OlsenACCIDENT, SUICIDE . . . OR MURDER? On November 6, 2000, paramedics answered a call to find Kristin Rossum, 24, sobbing. Her husband, Greg de Villers, wasn't breathing. She claimed he had overdosed on drugs after learning she was leaving him. But family and friends who knew of Greg's distaste for drugs weren't buying Kristin's story . . .AMERICAN BEAUTY Rossum was a brainy blonde beauty whose talent for toxicology had won her a post at the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. But her sweet smile masked a dark side. She'd developed a taste for methamphetamine in high school, and six months after her marriage to Greg, she'd begun seeking secret trysts with other men.TOXIC PASSION At the time of her husband's death, Rossum was engaged in an illicit affair with her married boss. Investigators found that the Medical Examiner's Office was missing supplies of meth and fentanyl, the narcotic that had killed her husband. With each clue discovered, another piece of Rossum's "good girl" façade fell away. What the world would eventually see was the true face of a murderer-and the hand of justice . . . "Rother has written another 'ripped from the headlines' page-turner." -Library Journal "An exciting page-turner from a first-rate reporter."-M. William Phelps, New York Times bestselling author "Riveting . . . an emotional and gripping tale from beginning to end."-Aphrodite Jones, New York Times bestselling author "Rother gets to the heart of a very compelling story, with an eye for detail. A must-read for true crime fans." -Robert Scott, New York Times bestselling author "Caitlin Rother hooks you from the prologue on."-Suzy Spencer, New York Times bestselling author Includes dramatic photos