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If I Can't Have You

Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Children

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If I Can't Have You

By: Gregg Olsen, Rebecca Morris
Narrated by: Laural Merlington, Kevin Pierce
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Best-selling author Gregg Olsen and co-author Rebecca Morris investigate one of the 21st Century's most puzzling disappearances and how it resulted in the murder of two children by their father.

Every once in a great while a genuine murder mystery unfolds before the eyes of the American public. The tragic story of Susan Powell and her murdered boys, Charlie and Braden, is the only case that rivals the Jon Benet Ramsey saga in the annals of true crime. When the pretty, blonde Utah mother went missing in December of 2009 the media was swept up in the story - with lenses and microphones trained on Susan's husband, Josh. He said he had no idea what happened to his young wife, and that he and the boys had been camping in the middle of a snowstorm.

Over the next three years bombshell by bombshell, the story would reveal more shocking secrets. Josh's father, Steve, who was sexually obsessed with Susan, would ultimately be convicted of unspeakable perversion. Josh's brother, Michael, would commit suicide. And in the most stunning event of them all, Josh Powell would murder his two little boys and kill himself with brutality beyond belief.

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Kept me hooked. Read very well. Thoroughly enjoyed the well written book about the sad death of a mother and her sons.

Well read and captivating story

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Suspenseful, Shocking and heart shattering. This book has you hooked from the very beginning. I highly recommend for any true crime lover.

A must have for your library.

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I started to listen to the book and was about to declare the narrative was grindingly dreadful and was about to give up after 5 mins and almost forgot you could speed it up. Then it changed to a narrator who was quite brilliant. I LOVED LOVED LOVED this book. The pace and each chapter occasionally going back was perfect was pitched so well. I highly recommend it.

Phew… WOW… F%CK ME DEAD

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Never heard this story before and I guess I wanted some sort of outcome or to know more about what happened after? Was very well written getting you to know the case and personalities of everyone, wasn't boring at all. There is definitely a lot more to this story and how the system failed once again. Worth a listen to and I will be checking in on this case to find out more!

Interesting

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A really sad and ultimately predictable outcome. So many lost opportunities for a different outcome. A reasonable performance but a little flat. For those who like to know the details of a true crime.

Sad but thorough

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