Cold-Blooded - 04/13/21

 Hello Complicated people, 

 Book 25: Cold-Blooded: A True Story of Love, Lies, Greed, and Murder (6/10)

Premise: The twisted intertwining lives of Larry and Elisa McNabney. 

The beginning of this story is a very twisted history, jumping from person to person without any real hint at who the important people will be. Once the slurry of people's histories are over we are stuck with three main people. First Larry McNabney, legal ace, who started his own business. His wife Elisa, who runs the business much of the time. Finally, Sarah, an assistant in the business who is good friends with Elisa. 

Okay Larry, Elisa, and Sarah. Larry starts showing horses and turns out to be really good at it and could possibly get National Armature Champion. He is also an alcoholic and possible drug addict... probable drug addict. Elisa, which is just one of her over 30 aliases, is constantly stealing money from the company while hiding it from Larry. Finally Sarah over a decade younger than Elisa, swept up in the fancy stuff bought for her by the richer and older Elisa. Also it's rumored that Elisa and Sarah were having an affair. 

Larry disappears suddenly. Elisa gives excuse after excuse as to where he went. The story constantly evolving. Sarah and Elisa running the business, although  neither have a law degree at this point they are basically just siphoning money from clients.  Eventually Larry is found, buried in the desert. A whirlwind of cops, fingers being pointed, stories slowly coming together, and eventually another death. 

This book reads like a lot of other true crime murders in America. It's well written but the story is almost not worth writing about because there are a dozen other stories exactly like it. That being said the author does a good job of telling the story. Piecing together the pieces so you only feel like you know the whole story right at the end. 

So don't forget to double check what's in your drink, 

and remember dear readers, Stay Vivid.