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Love, Lies, And Murder
A Wealthy Wife
...A successful lawyer, Perry March married the beautiful daughter of one of the most powerful attorneys in Nashville. Through his wife Janet, Perry won a position in his father-in-law's firm and joined the city's social elite. The couple raised two children in a mansion that Janet, a talented artist, designed. They seemed to have the good life and more...
A Husband's Betrayal
...But in 1996, when Janet vanished, police dug into Perry's past, turning up strange stories of sexual obsession, unfaithfulness, and vicious arguments with Janet. When they suspected that one of those fights ended in murder, Perry skipped town with his children.
A Father's Vow For Justice
Janet's father would not let Perry escape so easily. He and his agents pursued the murder suspect to Chicago, and then to Mexico, where Perry opened a new practice and remarried. Still, ten years would pass before the desperate fugitive became trapped in his own web of deceit and betrayal.
Includes 16 Pages Of Revealing Photos!
...A successful lawyer, Perry March married the beautiful daughter of one of the most powerful attorneys in Nashville. Through his wife Janet, Perry won a position in his father-in-law's firm and joined the city's social elite. The couple raised two children in a mansion that Janet, a talented artist, designed. They seemed to have the good life and more...
A Husband's Betrayal
...But in 1996, when Janet vanished, police dug into Perry's past, turning up strange stories of sexual obsession, unfaithfulness, and vicious arguments with Janet. When they suspected that one of those fights ended in murder, Perry skipped town with his children.
A Father's Vow For Justice
Janet's father would not let Perry escape so easily. He and his agents pursued the murder suspect to Chicago, and then to Mexico, where Perry opened a new practice and remarried. Still, ten years would pass before the desperate fugitive became trapped in his own web of deceit and betrayal.
Includes 16 Pages Of Revealing Photos!
351 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 1, 2007
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About the author
Gary C. King
30 books940 followersGary C. King is a freelance author and lecturer who has published more than 500 articles in true crime magazines in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. He is also the author of several true crime books including: Blood Lust: Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer, Driven to Kill, Web of Deceit, Blind Rage, Savage Vengeance, An Early Grave, The Texas 7, Murder in Hollywood, Angels of Death, Stolen in the Night, Love, Lies, and Murder, An Almost Perfect Murder, Butcher, Rage, The Murder of Meredith Kercher, Crime Scene: True Stories of Crime and Detection, and Murder Most Foul: True Crime Stories of Murder and Mayhem.
Driven to Kill, the story of serial child killer Westley Allan Dodd's killing spree, was nominated for an Anthony Award in the Best True Crime Book category at Bouchercon 25.
Blood Lust: Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer, details the bizarre case of Dayton Leroy Rogers, Oregon's worst serial killer. A German language edition of Blood Lust was published in 1995. Both Blood Lust and Driven to Kill were chosen as featured selections of Doubleday's True Crime Book Club.
King’s television appearances have included Entertainment Tonight, Larry King Live, Inside Edition, Court TV, MSNBC’s Headliners and Legends, E!, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Extra TV, and several other programs. He also frequently provides radio interviews and has given talks at libraries as well as organizations devoted to readers and writers interested in the genre of true crime.
After years of traditional publishing, King recently joined the growing ranks of indie authors.
Driven to Kill, the story of serial child killer Westley Allan Dodd's killing spree, was nominated for an Anthony Award in the Best True Crime Book category at Bouchercon 25.
Blood Lust: Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer, details the bizarre case of Dayton Leroy Rogers, Oregon's worst serial killer. A German language edition of Blood Lust was published in 1995. Both Blood Lust and Driven to Kill were chosen as featured selections of Doubleday's True Crime Book Club.
King’s television appearances have included Entertainment Tonight, Larry King Live, Inside Edition, Court TV, MSNBC’s Headliners and Legends, E!, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Extra TV, and several other programs. He also frequently provides radio interviews and has given talks at libraries as well as organizations devoted to readers and writers interested in the genre of true crime.
After years of traditional publishing, King recently joined the growing ranks of indie authors.
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December 29, 2007
If I could give this book less than one star, I would. Terrible, hack job. True crime at its worst. I know this story intimately and this writer added nothing and made the tale uninteresting when in reality, it's the opposite.
January 15, 2022
Bland treatment of fascinating crime story
The murder mystery at the heart of this book was filled with captivating elements. The author, however, presents a narrative that is far too bland and shallow than this story deserves. Pages upon pages of meandering, redundant word-for-word taped telephone conversations destroy any tension and drama. Those sections cry out for crisp editing and summarizing, which the author utterly fails to do. In short, the writing is plain lazy, resulting in a hatchet job -- and a disappointing reading experience.
The murder mystery at the heart of this book was filled with captivating elements. The author, however, presents a narrative that is far too bland and shallow than this story deserves. Pages upon pages of meandering, redundant word-for-word taped telephone conversations destroy any tension and drama. Those sections cry out for crisp editing and summarizing, which the author utterly fails to do. In short, the writing is plain lazy, resulting in a hatchet job -- and a disappointing reading experience.
January 26, 2019
This book came out a couple months before 'An Unfinished Canvas: A True Story of Love, Family, and Murder in Nashville' by Michael Glasgow and Phyllis Gobbell, which covered the same case (and which I preferred).
November 12, 2024
This book recounts the case of Janet March. March was reported missing in August 1996. During the investigation into this disappearance, police did not believe the story March's husband was telling. This case definitely took some wild turns, and even though I watched the episode about it, I wasn't expecting some of the information that was related in this book. This case was featured on Dateline, and this book is on the Dateline reading list for anyone interested in that. If you are a Tennessean like me, you may be interested in this book because of the ties to Nashville. The book was decently informative about the case.
November 21, 2021
Only ok
The book reads pretty much like the transcript of an episode of 48 hours - sometimes fast moving and engaging and sometimes slow and plodding. None of the people were terribly compelling and you don’t get a strong sense of why Perry did what he did. Some of the story gets lost in the unnecessary transcript of phone calls between parties.
The book reads pretty much like the transcript of an episode of 48 hours - sometimes fast moving and engaging and sometimes slow and plodding. None of the people were terribly compelling and you don’t get a strong sense of why Perry did what he did. Some of the story gets lost in the unnecessary transcript of phone calls between parties.
April 17, 2022
This was an intriguing true crime case involving a young missing mother and a husband who falls under suspicion. I got through it quickly- it was quite gripping. I found the circumstances and the shady behaviour fascinating. Reading about a case like this in detail becomes almost a character study of how the cunning and callous mind works, with no sense of compassion or accountability. I think the author really managed to bring this case to life and it was riveting. A couple of times I found some parts slightly long-winded, such as the disposition script and the prison telephone script towards the end, but that would be my only critique.
March 3, 2023
The details of the case were interesting, especially being a local case where I didn’t know many details. It starts off telling the story in a detailed, straight forward way. However, the quoting of entire conversations was a little much. Including all the ums, you knows, and stutters made it hard to read. I would have rather had summaries of trial testimony and conversations with select direct quotes. The beginning and ending were good. It just got lost in the middle a little.
January 16, 2022
Rated it a middle. Could have watched the special on it but went for the book. Lots of twists but didn’t enjoy reading the layout chats between two people in the book.
January 3, 2022
Perry and Janet March were a young couple that lived in Nashville. Perry was a high profile lawyer, and Janet was a artist. One day, Perry and Janet have an enormous fight, and Perry said Janet packed three bags and walked out the door, saying she will be back in twelve days, but Perry made a fatal mistake and said before Janet left she gave him a list of things to do before her return. Perry contacts family and friends with this story but tells everyone not to call the police she will be back. For reasons unclear Janet’s parents agree and do nothing for nearly two weeks even though they have there doubts when Janet makes no contact. Janet and Perry have two small children whom everyone knows Janet loved and would not leave behind. With the books many twists and turns this case takes ten years to solve.
I thought the story was extremely well written and presented with the narrative and captures the story of Perry and his father very well. There is enough detail to keep the book interesting and keep the reader wondering what will happen next. A Great read, A very sad story.
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I thought the story was extremely well written and presented with the narrative and captures the story of Perry and his father very well. There is enough detail to keep the book interesting and keep the reader wondering what will happen next. A Great read, A very sad story.
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September 25, 2014
Good book.
December 28, 2021
A Nashville crime story
I live very close to Nashville Tennessee and everyone remembers the Janet March case who lived here at the time. Everyone knew Perry March was guilty as sin, but without her body, it was impossible to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. This book opened up some of what was going on behind the scenes to prove a case against Perry. He was an arrogant little snot when he was interviewed on local TV and his lies were quite obvious. In the end, he turned out to be a greedy little sociopath. Janet was no doubt a rather spoiled JAP, and didn't realize caution is warranted when dealing with a man like him. There are just some things daddy can't fix. I am glad the children are safe with their grandparents. This book is very well researched and factual, although the extensive transcribed phone calls were rather repetitive.
I live very close to Nashville Tennessee and everyone remembers the Janet March case who lived here at the time. Everyone knew Perry March was guilty as sin, but without her body, it was impossible to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. This book opened up some of what was going on behind the scenes to prove a case against Perry. He was an arrogant little snot when he was interviewed on local TV and his lies were quite obvious. In the end, he turned out to be a greedy little sociopath. Janet was no doubt a rather spoiled JAP, and didn't realize caution is warranted when dealing with a man like him. There are just some things daddy can't fix. I am glad the children are safe with their grandparents. This book is very well researched and factual, although the extensive transcribed phone calls were rather repetitive.
September 17, 2021
My God you can't make this s*** up.
This truly amazing and very well written to my liking. I remember years ago about something of this being in the press, but never knew the whole story.
I like how the truth emerges toward the end. Kind of like how if you see shadows on the wall of a cave you can pretty much guess what is the actual objects making those shadows. Plato I think made this analogy in his philosophy.
And Mr. King does this too. I read it as Perry is innocent...and then I just kept on reading and then there is no escaping the truth no matter how open minded you want the "truth" to be
This truly amazing and very well written to my liking. I remember years ago about something of this being in the press, but never knew the whole story.
I like how the truth emerges toward the end. Kind of like how if you see shadows on the wall of a cave you can pretty much guess what is the actual objects making those shadows. Plato I think made this analogy in his philosophy.
And Mr. King does this too. I read it as Perry is innocent...and then I just kept on reading and then there is no escaping the truth no matter how open minded you want the "truth" to be
October 16, 2021
A good book until...
The first half of this book was ready good and I was enjoying it a lot but then this author made the same mistake that I have seen others make. He began to transcribe several taped conversations word for word, uh...uh... for uh...uh...and I began to lose interest quickly. While I love details and even quotes, when every single little sound made or stutter uttered becomes a part of the book it's like the author is just trying to fill pages and it is boring and distracting. The story that this book is about is a very interesting story but it was ruined by the extreme "transcribing". Take that out and it could be a five star book.
The first half of this book was ready good and I was enjoying it a lot but then this author made the same mistake that I have seen others make. He began to transcribe several taped conversations word for word, uh...uh... for uh...uh...and I began to lose interest quickly. While I love details and even quotes, when every single little sound made or stutter uttered becomes a part of the book it's like the author is just trying to fill pages and it is boring and distracting. The story that this book is about is a very interesting story but it was ruined by the extreme "transcribing". Take that out and it could be a five star book.
December 19, 2021
Good read
Even with almost 40 years of serving in the judicial system, as a long time probation officer and an elected sheriff, I still find it intriguing how the criminal/sociopathic mind operates. I thought the author did a good job of laying out the diabolical plot between a soulless son/husband/father & his equally morally bankrupt father to commit the “perfect murder.” Never mind the victim being the wife & mother of this man’s children, a gifted/talented/beautiful artist, she had to be slaughtered by his own hand because she defied him. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Even with almost 40 years of serving in the judicial system, as a long time probation officer and an elected sheriff, I still find it intriguing how the criminal/sociopathic mind operates. I thought the author did a good job of laying out the diabolical plot between a soulless son/husband/father & his equally morally bankrupt father to commit the “perfect murder.” Never mind the victim being the wife & mother of this man’s children, a gifted/talented/beautiful artist, she had to be slaughtered by his own hand because she defied him. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
March 9, 2023
Riveting true crime tale of a despicable monster
Hooked from the beginning, I kept reading to see if the sleazebag abusive husband would get away with murder. There was no body and he kept devising scenarios where the wife just ran off, promising to return if he followed her to-do list. Or he claimed a magazine photo of a public event showed her in the crowd. Would continuing police work eventually bring about justice? I streamed this ebook to my Kindle Fire HD 10 Amazon tablet.
Hooked from the beginning, I kept reading to see if the sleazebag abusive husband would get away with murder. There was no body and he kept devising scenarios where the wife just ran off, promising to return if he followed her to-do list. Or he claimed a magazine photo of a public event showed her in the crowd. Would continuing police work eventually bring about justice? I streamed this ebook to my Kindle Fire HD 10 Amazon tablet.
October 25, 2021
Mexico Won’t Save You
King I believe captures the story of Perry and his father quite well. There is enough detail to keep the book interesting and keep the reader wondering what will happen next. There are two chapters dealing with phone calls between two criminals which could have/should have been reduced from line by line dialogue to a recounting. Otherwise Mr King relates an interesting story for those who enjoy real crime and Love, Lies and Murder.
King I believe captures the story of Perry and his father quite well. There is enough detail to keep the book interesting and keep the reader wondering what will happen next. There are two chapters dealing with phone calls between two criminals which could have/should have been reduced from line by line dialogue to a recounting. Otherwise Mr King relates an interesting story for those who enjoy real crime and Love, Lies and Murder.
March 18, 2022
Another author who falls into the trap of transcribing every moment available in the public record, be it the trial or phone conversations. King spends an uncomfortable amount of time focusing on the perpetrator without giving life to the victim. In some sense, the reader begins to feel that King believes the victim deserved what happened to her. While this bias is never started outright, the constant descriptions of the caring mother as a domineering, angry, stress-causing pedant are deeply troubling.
A book not worth its paper, nor its bytes on an ereader.
A book not worth its paper, nor its bytes on an ereader.
November 22, 2021
Perry/Janet March story
Having followed this case in real time, this book was a well written synopsis. I found the telephone conversations between Farris and Arthur March a bit redundant. Otherwise this is a well written factual unbiased account that Tennesseans followed for years.
Having followed this case in real time, this book was a well written synopsis. I found the telephone conversations between Farris and Arthur March a bit redundant. Otherwise this is a well written factual unbiased account that Tennesseans followed for years.
May 23, 2022
Intrigue and Suspense
I really enjoyed remembering when all this happened. I had just moved to Nashville and the news was bombarded with Perry March. The book was suspenseful and had enough intrigue to keep you reading about how it came to a close. I thought the book was really good.
I really enjoyed remembering when all this happened. I had just moved to Nashville and the news was bombarded with Perry March. The book was suspenseful and had enough intrigue to keep you reading about how it came to a close. I thought the book was really good.
July 30, 2022
Not bad, but not my cup of tea
I was very interested in the subject of the book. However it dragged for me in a number of places. Most notably with all the depositions and phone transcripts that took up entire chapters. So I was left wanting more story and less filler for lack of a better word.
I was very interested in the subject of the book. However it dragged for me in a number of places. Most notably with all the depositions and phone transcripts that took up entire chapters. So I was left wanting more story and less filler for lack of a better word.
August 2, 2022
Very well done
I enjoyed this book mostly because the author takes a very complex set of circumstances and lays them out in a manner both informative and entertaining. It has that blockbuster movie kind of feel. It's hard to believe what some people think they can convince you is true. Did he really think he'd get away with it?
I enjoyed this book mostly because the author takes a very complex set of circumstances and lays them out in a manner both informative and entertaining. It has that blockbuster movie kind of feel. It's hard to believe what some people think they can convince you is true. Did he really think he'd get away with it?
May 4, 2020
Great true crime
Great reading. Sad story, very well written. Although this isn't a graphic murder story, and there is no proof of a crime scene, you can clearly connect the dots. Rip Janet March
Great reading. Sad story, very well written. Although this isn't a graphic murder story, and there is no proof of a crime scene, you can clearly connect the dots. Rip Janet March
April 27, 2021
No pictures
I thought the story was well presented and well documented. Some of what was recorded was in too much detail for my taste, but the doggedness of the detectives was admirable. But in the beginning, the book promised pictures. I'm disappointed not to have found them.
I thought the story was well presented and well documented. Some of what was recorded was in too much detail for my taste, but the doggedness of the detectives was admirable. But in the beginning, the book promised pictures. I'm disappointed not to have found them.
August 26, 2021
Good read
A lot of detail on transcripts and court records, which is fine, it simply doesn't tell the story as much as it acts as descriptors instead.
Arthur and Perry are monsters.
A lot of detail on transcripts and court records, which is fine, it simply doesn't tell the story as much as it acts as descriptors instead.
Arthur and Perry are monsters.
September 8, 2021
Very interesting book to read.
This book is very interesting because you get to read various scenarios. You keep waiting for the truth and it keeps you interested through the whole book. This is a very well written book.
This book is very interesting because you get to read various scenarios. You keep waiting for the truth and it keeps you interested through the whole book. This is a very well written book.
September 16, 2021
I did enjoy this book, however I found the transcripts of the phone calls were not necessary, otherwise its a great read .. What a monster Perry is and Arthur was just as bad !! I just hope the kids turned out ok !!
November 18, 2021
Did he or didn’t he?
March was not all there. Anyone who believes he has a right to kill a spouse when divorce is an option needs institutionalization. He did it and justice prevailed.
March was not all there. Anyone who believes he has a right to kill a spouse when divorce is an option needs institutionalization. He did it and justice prevailed.
October 26, 2022
Good book but....
I did enjoy reading this book, but I did find that times that it was hard to understand what some of the characters were actually getting up to and what their roles had actually been and how culpable they actually were. But overall it was a good read!
I did enjoy reading this book, but I did find that times that it was hard to understand what some of the characters were actually getting up to and what their roles had actually been and how culpable they actually were. But overall it was a good read!
January 20, 2023
Good Read
Very well written, captivating story but, WHERE ARE THE 16 IMAGES? I would very much like to see the people involved, the mansion, etc. I would have given this book 5 stars, but the promised missing images diminished my reading experience by 2 stars.
Very well written, captivating story but, WHERE ARE THE 16 IMAGES? I would very much like to see the people involved, the mansion, etc. I would have given this book 5 stars, but the promised missing images diminished my reading experience by 2 stars.
January 25, 2023
Slightly Bland
It was a good read. Could have done without the phone transcripts. Lacked excitement and it was boring at most times. I skimmed over a lot of it especially the phone calls.
It was a good read. Could have done without the phone transcripts. Lacked excitement and it was boring at most times. I skimmed over a lot of it especially the phone calls.
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