AUDACITY: Jodi Arias: 18 Days on the Stand

by Lisa Wilson, Nick van der Leek

Sensational, deviant, gruesome and explicit. There’s only one trial that trumps everything we’ve ever seen before in a courtroom. One trial that delivers in every department from shock value, to controversy, to erotica, to whopper-sized manipulation. That legal circus stocked with WTF’s belongs to none other than the Jodi Arias trial. Although Jodi takes center stage as the cold-blooded and shockingly haughty killer, in every main player in this narrative there is one characteristic that simply can’t be avoided and yes, it’s AUDACITY. The authors have concentrated their efforts in highlighting the worst of the many audacious moments and personalities... and you’ll find the results of their analysis spans from horrifying to hilarious. The Jodi Arias trial is a staggering display of a brazen premeditated murder. But what was the motive? Was it merely a case of an embittered girlfriend trying to have the last word, putting the final twist into the last nail in a coffin of a failed relationship? AUDACITY puts not only the most jaw dropping of Jodi's unprecedented 18 days on the stand under the microscope, the narrative also seeks to show the bloody incident as it really happened on the afternoon of June 4, in Mesa, Arizona. In AUDACITY California's Lisa Wilson – the very same True Crime maestro who co-authored three bestselling Oscar Pistorius Trial narratives in 2014 – is back dissecting through the minutiae of the Jodi Arias case. Teaming up with South African photojournalist and bestselling True Crime detective, Nick van der Leek, both writers reveal not only fresh insights into this case, but they also uncover many disquieting similarities to the Oscar Pistorius Trial. If you're still fascinated by the innumerable gaffes in the Jodi Arias trial, if you've been riveted by the Oscar trial, and if compelling True Crime is simply your poison, then this book is for you.

404 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 29, 2015

About the author

Lisa Wilson (aka Juror13) is a trial blogger who resides in California, USA.

She and South African freelance photojournalist Nick van der Leek, under the partnership of #SHAKEDOWN, have paired up to co-author many trial narratives.

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

so much more than a simple murderess and (innocent?)victim

For lovers of true crime, this is one for the records not only for the brutatality of this senseless crime but also for the long time it took for a guilty verdict, the circus of a trial with Jodi as the bearded lady and ambassador of the freak show, this narrative opens your eyes up to what can easily happen to any of us who insist on living a life of fakery , pretending to be better people than we know we are, it also might make you question your religion, or maybe the rules of certain religions , for all that Travis wanted, a wife and family enveloped in the Mormon ways , its obvious that his faith wasn't real, but he loved the image of it. I think society creates people like Jodi something like excepting new people and trusting them until they give you reason not to, this story gives you reason to rethink that .

[Kory Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Arias Book Opinion

Although I watched the trial the book kept me interested with text messages, emails, youtube clips etc!! I enjoyed the Book!!

[Pat & · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ehhhh

Didn’t leave there feeling as though I learned anything new. Oh well! Lots of typos.the subject matter is very good

[Laurie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Largely a rehash of the trial, even though this is less preachy than Mendacity, I actually enjoyed it less. That's odd. I did learn stuff I didn't know from Mendacity. This one, not so much.