{"product_id":"shattered-the-true-story-of-a-mothers-love-a-husbands-betrayal-and-a-cold-blooded-texas-murder-9780061582028","title":"Shattered: The True Story of a Mother's Love, a Husband's Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Texas Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kathryn Casey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: HarperTorch\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: HarperTorch\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Murder - Serial Killers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHero, Husband, Father . . . \u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Creekstone, Texas, a small, quiet suburb of Houston, football was king . . . and David Temple was a prince. A former high school and college gridiron star-turned-coach, he had a fairy-tale marriage to bright, vivacious Belinda Lucas, a teacher at the local high school who was so warm and popular her colleagues called her \"The Sunshine Girl.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fairy tale ended savagely on January 11, 1999, when Belinda's lifeless body was discovered in a closet. Her skull had been shattered by a shotgun blast at close range. She was eight months pregnant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was no damning evidence directly linking the brutal murder to husband David, who stood by emotionless and dry-eyed as police searched the crime scene. But a dogged eight-year investigation would expose a shocking history of cruelty and domination, infidelity and rage--ultimately resulting in an epic courtroom battle for the ages--as the scandalous truth was revealed about love betrayed and innocent lives . . . shattered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperTorch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45162547347607,"sku":"9780061582028","price":595.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780061582028.webp?v=1767666520","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/shattered-the-true-story-of-a-mothers-love-a-husbands-betrayal-and-a-cold-blooded-texas-murder-9780061582028","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}