If I Die...: A True Story of Obsessive Love, Uncontrollable Greed, and Murder
Written by Michael Fleeman
Narrated by James Anderson Foster
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He'd been shot in the head, decapitated, and set on fire. Who could have turned on the real-estate ace with such bloodthirsty fury? Even before the remains were found, circumstantial evidence was building against Rudin's 52-year-old wife, Margaret, who stood to inherit a handsome share of her husband's fortune. Rudin's friends also suspected Margaret, and the victim had thought that his wife was trying to poison him when he was alive. Then a chilling caveat was discovered in Rudin's living trust: should he die under violent circumstances, an investigation should be conducted. By the time authorities closed in on Margaret Rudin she'd disappeared. It would take two and a half years to hunt the Black Widow down, and to discover the secrets at the heart of poisonous marriage...
Now, reporter Michael Fleeman delivers a startling glimpse into the mind of a woman who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted. Fleeman also details the relentless pursuit of justice that would lead authorities from the glamorous facade of Las Vegas to a squalid apartment on the outskirts of Boston, to hold the remorseless wife accountable for her shocking crimes.
Michael Fleeman
Michael Fleeman is a Los Angeles-based writer and former People magazine editor and reporter for the Associated Press. He is the author of Love You Madly and Seduced by Evil.
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Reviews for If I Die...
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This has a lot of interesting details you won't find on podcast versions of this murder. Lord, when egos and untreated bipolar disorder collide... One of the authors better books. Recommended.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Upon completion of this book I can say the authors depiction was fair, direct and shown from different sides without his slant compromising the outcome! It has made me want to do additional research on the case after finishing it. Good job!
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Got bogged down in details here and there, but pretty much a page-turner.