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TWO FACE: THE MYSTERIOUS MISTRESS AND THE CONFESSION
The 6th narrative in the definitive TWO FACE series examines Nichol Kessinger’s five interviews to law enforcement, while simultaneously interrogating the substantiveness of Chris Watts’ confession. Hidden in the deception and lies are clues, leaks and psychological slips that reveal the true machinery of a monster’s mind.
- GenresTrue Crime
365 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 4, 2019
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April 4, 2021
As I've noted in the other books in this series, the author tends to toss a lot of various theories and ideas up on the wall, and sometimes they stick and other times they fall. Here we get a lot of interesting details about Nicole Kessinger and her efforts to erase her data, texts, etc. while stalling the efforts of the police department and randomly "remembering" details days afterwards.
We also get some talk about primordial earth 200 million years ago, how oil is created, dinosaurs and eventually Anadarko Petroleum ... but van der Leek also contends that each of the characters here - Chris Watts, Shan'ann Watts and Nicole Kessinger each had their own fairy tale and a desire to something new and better - Shan'ann selling Thrive on social media along with their "fabulous life" while Chris hoped to reset his life (via a triple murder) and Nicole thinking Chris might have been her fairy tale man.
3 stars and I'm onto the next book in this series (currently free on Kindle Unlimited, FYI).
We also get some talk about primordial earth 200 million years ago, how oil is created, dinosaurs and eventually Anadarko Petroleum ... but van der Leek also contends that each of the characters here - Chris Watts, Shan'ann Watts and Nicole Kessinger each had their own fairy tale and a desire to something new and better - Shan'ann selling Thrive on social media along with their "fabulous life" while Chris hoped to reset his life (via a triple murder) and Nicole thinking Chris might have been her fairy tale man.
3 stars and I'm onto the next book in this series (currently free on Kindle Unlimited, FYI).
December 31, 2020
A definite must read if your into this case
Well, it looks like Nicol Kessenger just might be innocent!!! Really didn’t think I was going to end up liking her but I do. 😳 I feel better after reading this book, it’s very interesting and all these books in this series will really make you think.. I def see know how I was totally judging the mistress now, just because she was the other woman .. I realize I was stereotyping and finger pointing at the wrong people. Or I should say because I was stereotyping I was wrongly finger pointing the wrong people. We’re all human and Nicol made mistakes like everyone else. She actually seems like a pretty good, decent person, who got involved with the wrong guy.. He did tell her was getting separated from his wife and granted she still shouldn’t have gone for it but some guys can be good liars, some can be very convincing! I mean more could be revealed about her but from what I’ve read in the last couple of books I don’t think she was involves in any way.. There are many interesting thoughts on this case in this book and I really like the details the author went into about different things..Bery interesting is his take on the oil and gas industry and the history of Colorado.. Yeah, wow... good read, highly recommend. I don’t think the author is victim blaming either when it comes to Shannan. Well, maybe a little bit, possibly... I think it is more so the reader can see another perspective and how people think and take things.. Like certain attitudes people have and how they come across and so forth , how that can be perceived offensively by different people, I think he is trying to open peoples eyes here.. , You will see that come out more through out his books if you read more of them, which I def am. There are different perspectives taken by different people on everything we say and do. I love the authors perspective on these different things. These are good lessons here, on how everything we say is important, everything we do is important, cuz you just never know how someone is going to react to this or that, especially when your not really thinking about it too much and don’t really think it’s important.. 🤔 Your actions could be having a big impact on somebody else’s life and you don’t even know it.. . Meaning it’s prob good to take a step back and be a little nicer sometimes , a little more patient, a little more kind. Do the right thing more..
Well, it looks like Nicol Kessenger just might be innocent!!! Really didn’t think I was going to end up liking her but I do. 😳 I feel better after reading this book, it’s very interesting and all these books in this series will really make you think.. I def see know how I was totally judging the mistress now, just because she was the other woman .. I realize I was stereotyping and finger pointing at the wrong people. Or I should say because I was stereotyping I was wrongly finger pointing the wrong people. We’re all human and Nicol made mistakes like everyone else. She actually seems like a pretty good, decent person, who got involved with the wrong guy.. He did tell her was getting separated from his wife and granted she still shouldn’t have gone for it but some guys can be good liars, some can be very convincing! I mean more could be revealed about her but from what I’ve read in the last couple of books I don’t think she was involves in any way.. There are many interesting thoughts on this case in this book and I really like the details the author went into about different things..Bery interesting is his take on the oil and gas industry and the history of Colorado.. Yeah, wow... good read, highly recommend. I don’t think the author is victim blaming either when it comes to Shannan. Well, maybe a little bit, possibly... I think it is more so the reader can see another perspective and how people think and take things.. Like certain attitudes people have and how they come across and so forth , how that can be perceived offensively by different people, I think he is trying to open peoples eyes here.. , You will see that come out more through out his books if you read more of them, which I def am. There are different perspectives taken by different people on everything we say and do. I love the authors perspective on these different things. These are good lessons here, on how everything we say is important, everything we do is important, cuz you just never know how someone is going to react to this or that, especially when your not really thinking about it too much and don’t really think it’s important.. 🤔 Your actions could be having a big impact on somebody else’s life and you don’t even know it.. . Meaning it’s prob good to take a step back and be a little nicer sometimes , a little more patient, a little more kind. Do the right thing more..
October 23, 2019
Improvement noted in the mindless chatter
I was going to give this book a solid 3 stars, because let’s face it, the author provides no new information that we all don’t know about the case. I “was”, then the last 2 chapters psycho babble nonsense started again. This man actually wrote a comparison between “true crime and psychology of oil and gas extraction”, where he drones on and on about the formation of oil and Chris watts company logo being the wrong dinosaur, come on man. All of this to tell us the bodies were affected by the oil in the tanks. We know this, we’re not idiots. And there is no psychological analysis to Chris watts dumping his children in oil tanks. It was there, it was convenient ... the end.
Oh and he still holds on to his WRONG premise that Shannan was killed on the stairs .. despite knowing the confession prior to writing this book. So solid 2 stars because at least the mindless chattering was contained this time.
I was going to give this book a solid 3 stars, because let’s face it, the author provides no new information that we all don’t know about the case. I “was”, then the last 2 chapters psycho babble nonsense started again. This man actually wrote a comparison between “true crime and psychology of oil and gas extraction”, where he drones on and on about the formation of oil and Chris watts company logo being the wrong dinosaur, come on man. All of this to tell us the bodies were affected by the oil in the tanks. We know this, we’re not idiots. And there is no psychological analysis to Chris watts dumping his children in oil tanks. It was there, it was convenient ... the end.
Oh and he still holds on to his WRONG premise that Shannan was killed on the stairs .. despite knowing the confession prior to writing this book. So solid 2 stars because at least the mindless chattering was contained this time.
April 13, 2019
Very Good
Van der Leek gets better all the time. A philosophical bulldog, he wrests everything from his subject that he can. And then he ruminates,sometimes to distraction, but interestingly nevertheless. Having said that, I think we need to be done with Chris Watts for the time being. We can't unravel the man by beating him with words. But if you want to know many details about this case and some psychoanalysis besides, read van der Leek's books on it.
Van der Leek gets better all the time. A philosophical bulldog, he wrests everything from his subject that he can. And then he ruminates,sometimes to distraction, but interestingly nevertheless. Having said that, I think we need to be done with Chris Watts for the time being. We can't unravel the man by beating him with words. But if you want to know many details about this case and some psychoanalysis besides, read van der Leek's books on it.
June 28, 2020
Not so good
This book reads as if it were written by a 2nd year psych major at a junior college. Dubious information, ridiculous analogies, and wild speculation would make the whole book laughable if the subject wasn’t so tragic.
Evidently there wasn’t a proofreader available before this book went to the publisher. Misspellings, faulty punctuation, and incomplete sentences appear on almost every page.
It was really hard to get through the whole thing.
This book reads as if it were written by a 2nd year psych major at a junior college. Dubious information, ridiculous analogies, and wild speculation would make the whole book laughable if the subject wasn’t so tragic.
Evidently there wasn’t a proofreader available before this book went to the publisher. Misspellings, faulty punctuation, and incomplete sentences appear on almost every page.
It was really hard to get through the whole thing.
December 25, 2019
Another great book on the Chris Watts case by Nick Van Der Leek. I like how he comes at it from a true crime perspective, not a fault-finding narrative. It’s much more interesting to try to learn the reasons why people do the things they do.
June 17, 2020
The best analysis of this horrendous true crime!
Once again Nick van der Leek nails it! Thoughtful and provoking for true crime aficionados and anyone else interested in the inner workings of a criminal mind.
Once again Nick van der Leek nails it! Thoughtful and provoking for true crime aficionados and anyone else interested in the inner workings of a criminal mind.
March 22, 2019
I don’t like NVDL style of writing, he fills the pages with unnecessary crap, thankfully I didn’t buy this book
September 28, 2022
Excellent Insight.
This book has brought more clarity for me in trying to understand better. What a tragedy this case was for so many. My prayers for both families
This book has brought more clarity for me in trying to understand better. What a tragedy this case was for so many. My prayers for both families
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