Product Description

With the same exclusive access and penetrating investigation that made "A Deadly Game" a number 1 bestseller, Catherine Crier arrives at the scene of another stunning American crime. For decades, Susan Polk, mother of three, played devoted wife to Felix, her former therapist and a man 25 years her senior. The torment and alleged abuse that happened behind closed doors made headlines in October 2002 when Susan was arrested for fatally stabbing Felix in their Oakland, CA, compound. Early accusations and allegations in the case of CA vs. Susan Polk: Susan Polk was mentally, verbally and physically abused by Felix.Susan Polk spoke of killing Felix on numerous occasions, detailing possible methods. Felix Polk carefully guarded his own history with mental illness - his year-long stay in a mental hospital and his diagnosis with schizophrenia in the 1950s. Felix Polk may have used hypnosis, and perhaps even LSD, on his patients - and even on his own sons. Susan Polk stabbed her husband 27 times, put the knife back in the kitchen drawer and went to bed, leaving her son to find his father's dead body in their home. With three sons pitted against each other - one for, two against their mother; with the bizarre October 2005 murder of the wife of Susan's attorney; and with the bulk of the evidence still to come, the Polk case will take its place as one of most confounding true crime cases of recent years.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #496958 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 400 pages

Review
Praise for A Deadly Game:"A Deadly Game is a gripping-sometimes startling-look behind the scenes." -- Scott Turow, author of Reversible Errors

About the Author
Catherine Crier is the host of Court TV's Catherine Crier Live and author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers A Deadly Game and The Case Against Lawyers. A distinguished attorney, legal analyst, and the youngest state judge ever to be elected in Texas, Crier is the recipient of an Emmy Award for investigative journalism and the duPont-Columbia Journalism Award.

Customer Reviews

A TRUE CRIME, RECOMMENDED
"I would like to know what is going to happen to us financially."
"Financially?" the officer repeated. What do you mean? It seemed an odd question coming from a boy who had just discovered his father murdered- particularly when the boy's mother was the prime suspect.

The Susan Polk Murder Case is a true crime. Susan Polk was officially arrested for the murder of her husband. It is unfortunate that both parents appeared unstable at the time, so much thought should be given to that. Thought should be given also to the fact that her husband Felix was always threatening to kill his wife, and she, him. Felix was accustomed to insulting her in front of their three sons and she did the same, attacking his manhood. Susan Polk for reasons understandably moved out of the Polks' home and tried to find somewhere to live away from him. Not wanting she and her husband to be an example to what marital relationships should be like, she tried to bring the boys up in the normal way and tried to show them how a woman should be treated. She took them away on trips, she wanted the best for them. her sons Gabe, Eli and Adam could not understand her, and they took the side of Felix their father, all with the exception of the middle child Eli who wrote her such emotional letters while she was incarcerated. A well wriitten true crime, but Susan Polk still waits in jail to hear her sentencing, and assertain if it is necessary to appeal.
Recommended for True Crime readers.
Reviewed by Heather Marshall Negahdar ( SUGAR-CANE 19-05-07)