{"product_id":"9781909770874-american-mother","title":"American Mother","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe true story of a troubled family, motherhood, and the cyanide poisonings that shook the world\u003cbr\u003eFrom the #1 bestselling author of If You Tell comes the shocking true-crime story of a mother and wife, her disturbing family secrets and how she became a cold-hearted killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIf You Tell \u003c\/i\u003ecomes the absolutely unputdownable and chilling true-crime story of Stella Nickell-a mother and wife who did the unthinkable. and the unforgivable.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 5.02 pm on June 5, 1986, an emergency call came into the local sheriff's office in the small town of Auburn, Washington State. A distressed housewife, Stella Nickell, said her husband Bruce was having a seizure. Officers rushed to the Nickell's mobile home, to find Stella standing frozen at the door. Bruce was on the floor fighting for his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Stella became the beneficiary of over $175,000 in a life insurance pay-out, forensics discovered that Bruce had consumed painkillers laced with cyanide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA week later, fifteen-year-old Hayley was getting ready for another school day. Her mom, Sue, called out 'I love you' before heading into the bathroom and moments later collapsed on the floor. Sue never regained consciousness, and the autopsy revealed she had been poisoned by cyanide-tainted headache pills. Just like Bruce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile a daughter grieved the sudden and devastating loss of her mother, a young woman, Cindy, was thinking about her own mom Stella. She thought about the years of neglect and abuse, the tangled web of secrets Stella had shared with her, and Cindy contemplated turning her mom into the FBI.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGripping and heart-breaking, Gregg Olsen uncovers the shocking true story of a troubled family. He delves into a complex mother-daughter relationship rooted in mistrust and deception, and the journey of the sweet curly-haired little girl from Oregon whose fierce ambition to live the American Dream led her to make the ultimate betrayal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sensational real-life mystery, American Mother will hook those fascinated by \u003ci\u003eThe Staircase\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMaking of a Murderer\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book was originally published as \u003ci\u003eBitter Almonds\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead what everyone is saying about Gregg Olsen:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A riveting, taut, real-life psychological suspense thrill ride. All at once compelling and original, Gregg Olsen's \u003ci\u003eIf You Tell \u003c\/i\u003eis an instant true-crime classic.\" -M. William Phelps, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Classic true crime in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger Beside Me\u003c\/i\u003e.\" -James Renner, author of \u003ci\u003eTrue Crime Addict\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eBristling with tension, gripping from the first pages\u003c\/b\u003e, Gregg Olsen's masterful portrait of children caught in the web of a coldly calculating killer fascinates. \u003cb\u003eA read so compelling it kept me up late into the night\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf You Tell \u003c\/i\u003eexposes incredible evil that lived quietly in small-town America. That the book is fact, not fiction, terrifies.\" -Kathryn Casey, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIn Plain Sight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This \u003cb\u003eriveting account will leave readers questioning every odd relative they've known\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eAn unsettling stunner\u003c\/b\u003e about sibling love, courage, and resilience.\" -\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e (book of the week)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA compelling portrait\u003c\/b\u003e of terror and a \u003cb\u003epowerfully honest\u003c\/b\u003e, yet still sensitive, look at survival.\" -\u003ci\u003eBookreporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA true-crime tour de force\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -Steve Jackson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNo Stone Unturned\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Olsen has done it again, giving readers a glimpse into a murderous duo that's so chilling, it \u003cb\u003ewill have your head spinning\u003c\/b\u003e. 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