Isbn: 9781742484877 (1 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. A very clean copy. Paul B. Kidd gathers a series of Australian murder cases in which marriages collapsed into violence, betrayal and, ultimately, death. Each chapter follows a couple whose relationship moved from ordinary domestic life into jealousy, control or desperation, and the events that pushed them beyond the point of return. Kidd sets out the background of each marriage, the tensions that built over time, the crime itself and the police work that followed, presenting the cases as clear, chronological narratives rather than sensational accounts. The result is a straightforward, unsettling look at how seemingly stable relationships can unravel into murder.…