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Fatal Vision

By: Joe McGinniss
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
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Fatal Vision is the electrifying true story of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the handsome, Princeton-educated physician convicted of savagely slaying his young pregnant wife and two small children, murders he vehemently denies committing.

Best-selling author Joe McGinniss chronicles every aspect of this horrifying and intricate crime and probes the life and psyche of the magnetic, all-American Jeffrey MacDonald, a golden boy who seemed destined to have it all. The result is a penetration to the heart of darkness that enshrouded one of the most complex criminal cases ever to capture the attention of the American public. It is a haunting, stunningly suspenseful work that no listener will be able to forget.

©2012 Joe McGinniss (P)2018 Simon & Schuster Americas Crime Murder Social Sciences True Crime United States Violence in Society Exciting
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Loved it. I first read this book many years ago and the story has always stayed with me. As an audio book it was a different retelling but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is a long story so be prepared for that. Sometimes Listening got a bit hard going but I felt that was due to the detail of the story provided rather than the actual story itself. The narration was good although this was my first audio book so I do not have anything to compare it to yet. I highly recommend this book to those who are interested in true crime but be prepared for long read. Good value for money.

Very in depth telling of a true crime

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I watched the movie back in the eighties and now I’ve finally read the book. So many more details to further convince me what a hideous and evil man McDonald is.
May he rot!

Fatal Vision Five Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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An amazing well written account of this horrific murder. Could not stop listening to it. Was disappointed when book finished. Hopefully my next book is as captivating

Heartbeat court room suspense

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Credible, insightful and authentic. How hard it must be to be such an author of non-fictional account of a convicted murderer.

Fabulous

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Let me start by saying I think this is an excellent biographical account of the facts and circumstances surrounding the Jeff MacDonald murder trials.
It is important to point out that there are two narrators performing their respective roles for the production of this audiobook. The second narrator (Corey Brill) "performs" first person accounts originally made by Dr Jeffrey MacDonald. It took me quite a long time to establish that this was not a set of audio recordings of the voice of Dr Jeff MacDonald.

One narrator or two..?

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Very impressed with this well researched book
About the Jeffrey MacDonald case.
I heard about this murder case years ago, that it had been committed by a Doctor / Green Beret but hadn’t read anything about it.
This book is very insightful and worth reading.
Highly recommended

Flawless account of the Jeffrey MacDonald case

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Could not stop listening. Brilliant writer! Narrators also did a great job! Think I’ll listen to Blind Faith next.

Riveting!

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What a story!!!!!
Incredibly well written, beautifully narrated and if you are a true crime enthusiast you will be immersed in the story as I was.
The lives that people have and the people we choose to be with will always be the potential for such a book. As how do we know what people are capable of.

Highly Recommend

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