Cruel Deception: A True Story of Murder and a Mother's Deadly Game

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Cruel Deception: A True Story of Murder and a Mother's Deadly Game - Paperback

Cruel Deception: A True Story of Murder and a Mother's Deadly Game - Paperback

by Gregg Olsen
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by Gregg Olsen (Author)

From Gregg Olsen, bestselling author of If You Tell, comes the heartbreaking true story of a mother's darkest secrets coming to light in Cruel Deception.

In and out of hospitals since birth, angelic nine-month-old Morgan Reid finally succumbed to what appeared to be Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Morgan's Texas-born mother Tanya, a nurse and devoted wife, pulled up stakes with her grieving husband Jim, and moved on. It was the best way to put the past behind them. Until their son Michael, a boy who by all accounts was terrified of his mother, began showing signs of the same affliction that stole the life of his baby sister...

First, the suspicion: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. Then, Tanya was charged and convicted with felony child abuse of her son. She was later tried and ultimately convicted for first degree murder of Morgan. It would become a landmark trial that unfolded in a series of reversals and bizarre twists of fate as it gradually revealed another side of Tanya Reid--of her own troubling childhood and the dark secrets that drove a woman to the cruelest deception of all.

Author Biography

#1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gregg Olsen has written more than thirty books, including Lying Next to Me, The Last Thing She Ever Did, and two novels in the Nicole Foster series, The Sound of Rain and The Weight of Silence. Known for his ability to create vivid and fascinating narratives, he's appeared on multiple television and radio shows and news networks, such as Good Morning America, Dateline, Entertainment Tonight, CNN, and MSNBC. In addition, Olsen has been featured in Redbook, People, and Salon magazine, as well as in the Seattle Times, Los Angeles Times, and New York Post. Both his fiction and nonfiction works have received critical acclaim and numerous awards, including prominence on the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. Washington State officially selected his young adult novel Envy for the National Book Festival, and The Deep Dark was named Idaho Book of the Year.

A Seattle native who lives with his wife in rural Washington State, Olsen's already at work on his next thriller.
Number of Pages: 384
Dimensions: 1 x 8 x 5.3 IN
Publication Date: November 15, 2022
ISBN9781250861405
Author Gregg Olsen
PublisherSt. Martin's Griffin
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2022
LanguageENG- English
Pages384
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Gregg Olsen is the #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, #1 Amazon charts, USA Today and Washington Post bestselling author of more than 30 books, including the Waterman & Stark Thrillers, the Detective Megan Carpenter series, the Nicole Foster series, and If You Tell, which was Amazon's bestselling eBook of the year in 2020 and second bestselling book of 2021. His novels and nonfiction books have been translated into more than 30 languages, and he is an Edgar Award finalist for The Amish Wife and International Thriller Writers of America Thriller Award finalist for The Boy She Left Behind. An impassioned voice for victims and their families, he has made numerous television and radio appearances on national shows and networks, including Good Morning America, Dateline, 20/20, CBS Morning News, 48 Hours, Entertainment Tonight, Forensic Files, CNN, NPR, and MSNBC. He is a native of Seattle, but now lives in rural Washington State with his wife and two of the most misbehaved dachshunds ever to roam the earth. Visit him online at NotoriousUSA.com or on Facebook /GreggOlsenAuthor and @GreggOlsen on Instagram.

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