She thought she'd found Mr. Right -- until it all went murderously wrong -- in this true-crime tale with "all the elements of a grand tragedy" (Library Journal).

Elizabeth Lochtefeld was a glowing, charismatic, and driven businesswoman who'd built a small fortune in Manhattan before settling into a new life in one of America's most elite resort communities. In her mid-forties, she planned to dedicate the rest of her life to charity -- and to marry and finally start a family of her own.


When Lochtefeld met thirty-seven-year-old Tim Toolan -- a tall, handsome Columbia graduate and Wall Street ace who'd achieved a VP position at Smith Barney -- she thought she'd found Mr. Right. She told friends she was in love. She hinted at marriage. But soon she saw past the golden-boy facade, finding a deeply troubled man with a history of erratic behavior -- a man given to violent mood swings who'd been fired from his job after trying to steal an $80,000 Roman bust from a Park Avenue antiques show. And two days after she ended the affair, she lay dead on the floor of her Nantucket cottage...

"Poignant [and] truly chilling." -- Kirkus Reviews
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• Publication Date: May 1, 2024
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